Deaths attributable to non-communicable diseases represent about 71% of the total mortality burden ( 4). It was ranked fifth among the leading preventable causes of death ( 1), making up 8.4% of deaths worldwide in 2017 ( 2).Īccording to the World Health Organization (WHO), Egypt ranks 18 th with the highest prevalence of obesity worldwide ( 3). Reducing obesity could help dramatically decrease the catastrophic health effect of these diseases which in turn decreases mortality and DALYs lost.Īnnually, about 4.7 million premature deaths occur due to obesity. This value is the cost of treating diseases attributable to obesity in adults.Ĭonclusions: Diseases attributable to obesity create a huge economic, humanistic, and clinical burden in Egypt. DALYs attributable to obesity may have reached 4 million in 2020.The economic burden imposed by obesity is around 62 Billion Egyptian pounds annually. The estimated annual deaths due to obesity was about 115 thousand (19.08% of the total estimated deaths in 2020). Results: Obesity is a major contributor to the development of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea and fatty liver, in addition to several serious diseases.
Patient numbers, direct healthcare costs, disability adjusted life years (DALYs) and attributable mortality were estimated. A non-systematic review was conducted to estimate the prevalence of obesity and its comorbidities in addition to the obesity attributable fraction. Methods: We used the population attributable fraction concept to estimate the burden. We aimed to assess the clinical, humanistic and economic burden of obesity for adults in Egypt. Objective: Estimating the burden of obesity to society is an essential step in setting priorities and raising awareness. 11Syreon Research Institute, Budapest, Hungary.10Center for Health Technology Assessment, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.9Department of Social Sciences, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.6Egyptian Health Care Management Society, Cairo, Egypt.5Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt.4Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology Unit, Menofia University, Menofia, Egypt.3Department of Internal Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.2Department of Endocrinology, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.1Department of Anesthesiology, Cairo University, Cairo, Budapest, Egypt.Mohamed Aboulghate 1, Aliaa Elaghoury 2, Ibrahim Elebrashy 3, Nabil Elkafrawy 4, Galal Elshishiney 5, Ehab Abul-Magd 6, Engy Bassiouny 7, Dalia Toaima 7, Baher Elezbawy 8, Ahmad Fasseeh 8,9, Sherif Abaza 8 and Zoltán Vokó 10,11 *
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