Share of years lived with disability among older people globally by disease 2015

Published by Statista Research Department, Aug 25, 2015
This statistic shows the distribution of total years lived with disability worldwide among older people as of 2015, by condition. Around 26.4 percent of the global health burden among people aged 60 years and over was due to visual impairment.

Distribution of total years lived with disability worldwide among older people as of 2015, by condition

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Release date

August 2015

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

as of 2015

Age group

60 years and older

Supplementary notes

Data are based on the 2004 WHO GBD methodology.

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