Interactive overview of burden of disease data

Explore burden of disease data for the main disease groups and for a selection of diseases in an interactive overview.

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Sla de grafiek Contribution of diseases groups (a) to the burden of diseases by sex 2022 over en ga naar de datatabel

Source: RIVM Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu (Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu)

a) The grouping of disease is based on the classification into chapters of the ICD-10 International Classification of Diseases, tenth revision (International Classification of Diseases, tenth revision)
b) COVID-19 excludes long-Covid 
c) Neoplasms: malignant tumours (cancer) and benign tumours (ICD-10 codes C00-D48) 
b) Symptoms: symptoms, abnormal clinical findings and laboratory results, not elsewhere classified (ICD-10 codes R00-R99) 

Contribution of cardiovascular diseases to total burden of disease higher for men

There is a small difference in the total burden of for men and women. The total burden of disease for men was 2.7 million DALYs and for women 2.6 million dalys in 2022 (not shown in figure). However, cardiovascular diseases contribute more to the total burden of disease in men and mental disorders have a greater contribution to the total burden of disease in women.


Ranking of diseases with the highest burden of disease differs between men and women

The ranking of individual diseases with the highest burden of disease differs between men and women. In addition to the order, the disease also differ. Alcohol-related disorders are in 5th place for men and for women this condition does not appear in the top 10. The same applies to diabetes mellitus. Diseases that are in the top 10 for women and not in the top ten for men are dementia and breast cancer.

Top 10 of diseases with the highest burden of disease in DALYs by sex 2022. 
RankingMenWomen
1Coronary heart diseaseMood disorders
2Mood disordersAnxiety disorders
3COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (Chronische obstructieve longziekten) (Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (Chronische obstructieve longziekten)) (Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)COPD
4Lung cancerDementia
5Disorders related to alcoholNeck and back pain
6Private, occupational and sports accidentsLung cancer
7StrokeStroke
8Diabetes mellitusBreast cancer
9Neck and back painPrivate, occupational and sports accidents
10Anxiety disordersCoronary heart disease

Source: RIVM Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu (Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu)

  • The top 10 presented is based on a selection of 79 conditions for which the burden of disease in DALYs has been calculated.

  • H.B.M. Hilderink (RIVM Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu (Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu))
  • M.J.J.C. Poos (RIVM)
  • M.H.D. Plasmans (RIVM)
  • P.E.D. Eysink (RIVM)
  • M. Buijs (RIVM)