Table 3 Disease-specific disability weightings, IHME Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 [33] unless otherwise stated
Condition | Disability weight |
|---|---|
Skin cancer | |
Diagnosis and primary therapy phase of skin melanoma or other neoplasmsa | 0.29 (0.19–0.40) |
Moderate disfigurement due to squamous cell carcinoma | 0.07 (0.04–0.10) |
Disfigurement due to basal cell carcinoma | 0.01 (0.01–0.02) |
Hernia | |
Severe | 0.32 (0.22–0.44) |
Moderate | 0.11 (0.08–0.16) |
Cataract | |
Severe vision loss | 0.18 (0.13–0.26) |
Moderate vision loss | 0.03 (0.02–0.05) |
Heart conditions | |
Severe congenital heart disease and heart failure | 0.21 (0.15–0.29) |
Moderate congenital heart disease and moderate heart failure | 0.07 (0.05–0.10) |
Mild congenital heart disease and mild heart failure | 0.04 (0.03–0.06) |
Epilepsy | |
Severe epilepsy, > 1 seizure per month | 0.55 (0.38–0.71) |
Less severe epilepsy, 1–11 seizures per year | 0.26 (0.17–0.37) |
Gall bladder conditions | |
Cholecystitis: severe symptomatic gallbladder disease | 0.32 (0.22–0.44) |
Cholelithiasis: moderate symptomatic gallbladder disease | 0.11 (0.08–0.16) |
Hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism | |
Moderate endocrine, metabolic, blood and immune disorders | 0.15 (0.10–0.20) |
Kidney stones/nephritis | 0.11 (0.08–0.16) |
Breast cancer | |
Primary diagnosis and therapy phase | 0.29 (0.19–0.40) |
Post-mastectomy | 0.08 (0.05–0.12) |
Cryptorchidism | |
Classified as other congenital birth defect | 0.22 (0.08–0.22) |