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Table 4 Top health categories, subcategories and diseases/conditions funded in 2016

From: Resource allocation for biomedical research: analysis of investments by major funders

Health category

Number (%)

Top four health subcategories

Number (%)

Top diseases/conditions within each subcategory

Number (%)

Non-communicable

40,035 (72%)

Malignant neoplasms

9483 (24%)

Breast cancer

803 (8%)

Mental and substance use disorders

5945 (15%)

Alcohol use disorders

574 (10%)

Neurological conditions

4981 (12%)

Alzheimer disease and other dementia

1792 (36%)

Cardiovascular diseases

4473 (11%)

Stroke

632 (14%)

Communicable, maternal, perinatal and nutritional conditions

11,123 (20%)

Infectious and parasitic diseases

8826 (79%)

HIV/AIDS

3039 (34%)

Respiratory infections

738 (7%)

Lower respiratory infections

616 (83%)

Nutritional deficiencies

651 (6%)

Protein/energy malnutrition

488 (75%)

Neonatal conditions and maternal conditions

496 (4%)

Birth asphyxia and birth trauma

200 (40%)

Injuries

3056 (6%)

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

2776 (91%)

Injuries to unspecified part of trunk, limb or body region

1242 (45%)

External causes of injuries

280 (9%)

Self-harm

112 (40%)

Others

1127 (2%)