Table 2

Burden of disease rates in the Americas, both sexes, all ages, 2019

High incomeLACSouthern ConeUSACanada
Deaths per 100 000
 Self-harm11.406.4111.5413.8312.87
 Interpersonal violence0.8225.965.825.401.51
 Physical violence by firearm0.2318.303.293.960.47
DALYs per 100 000
 Self-harm419.34310.74550.20580.25580.17
 Interpersonal violence72.261495.83381.66364.99122.62
 Physical violence by firearm12.571044.14182.50232.0728.58
  • High income: Western Europe Region; LAC: Andean Latin American, Caribbean, Central Latin American, Tropical Latin American Region; Southern Cone region: Argentina, Uruguay and Chile (Source: Global Burden of Disease, 2019).

  • DALYs, disability-adjusted life years.