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Table 1 GBD2019: Top level-3 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

Depressive disorders

5.5 [4.3–6.8]

3

Headache disorders

5.4 [1.1–10.6]

15–49

1

Headache disorders

8.0 [1.6–15.7]

2

Low back pain

7.6 [6.1–9.3]

3

Depressive disorders

7.3 [5.7–9.2]

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

4.9 [4.2–5.7]

4

Depressive disorders

4.7 [3.7–5.9]

5

Headache disorders

4.6 [1.0–9.0]

15–49

1

Low back pain

7.8 [6.3–9.6]

2

Headache disorders

7.0 [1.5–13.8]

3

Depressive disorders

6.6 [5.2–8.3]

Female

All

1

Low back pain

7.7 [6.5–9.2]

2

Gynaecological diseases

6.2 [5.1–7.3]

3

Headache disorders

6.0 [1.2–12.0]

4

Depressive disorders

6.0 [4.8–7.5]

15–49

1

Gynaecological diseases

10.7 [8.7–12.9]

2

Headache disorders

8.7 [1.6–16.2]

3

Depressive disorder

7.8 [6.0–9.9]