Attributable burden across the life course

The health impacts due to risk factors vary by age and sex. Use the interactive graph to explore the contribution of leading risk factors to total burden (DALY), non-fatal burden (YLD) and fatal burden (YLL) in Australia by age and sex for the most recent year (2024).

Figure 4.2: Top 5 risk factors contributing to disease burden in Australia, by age group


This interactive visualisation shows the leading 5 risk factors for each age group by selected measure, data year and sex.

This interactive visualisation shows the leading 5 risk factors for each age group by selected measure, data year and sex.