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Table 2 GBD2019: Top level-4 causes of global disability (expressed as years lived with disability [YLDs]) by gender and age (data from [3, 4])

From: Migraine remains second among the world’s causes of disability, and first among young women: findings from GBD2019

Gender

Age range (years)

Rank

Cause

% of total YLDs [uncertainty interval]

Both

All

1

Low back pain

7.4 [6.2–8.7]

2

Migraine

4.9 [0.8–10.1]

3

Age-related hearing loss

4.7 [3.8–5.7]

15–49

1

Low back pain

7.6 [6.1–9.3]

2

Migraine

7.3 [1.1–15.1

3

Major depression

5.8 [4.3–7.5]

Male

All

1

Low back pain

7.0 [5.8–8.2

2

Age-related hearing loss

5.2 [4.3–6.4]

3

Diabetes type 2

4.7 [4.0–5.4]

4

Migraine

4.1 [0.7–8.3]

15–49

1

Low back pain

7.8 [6.3–9.6]

2

Migraine

6.3 [1.1–12.8]

3

Major depression

5.2 [3.8–6.7]

Female

All

1

Low back pain

7.7 [6.5–9.2]

2

Migraine

5.5 [0.9–11.6]

3

Other musculoskeletal

5.0 [3.8–6.4]

15–49

1

Migraine

8.0 [1.2–16.7]

2

Low back pain

7.4 [5.9–9.1]

3

Major depression

6.2 [4.6–8.2]