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Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 333 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

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Authors

Hay, Simon I 
Abajobir, Amanuel Alemu 
Abate, Kalkidan Hassen 
Abbafati, Cristiana 
Abbas, Kaja M 

Abstract

Measurement of changes in health across locations is useful to compare and contrast changing epidemiological patterns against health system performance and identify specific needs for resource allocation in research, policy development, and programme decision making. Using the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2016, we drew from two widely used summary measures to monitor such changes in population health: disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) and healthy life expectancy (HALE). We used these measures to track trends and benchmark progress compared with expected trends on the basis of the Socio-demographic Index (SDI).

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Keywords

Adult, Age Distribution, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Cause of Death, Communicable Diseases, Disabled Persons, Female, Global Burden of Disease, Global Health, Humans, Life Expectancy, Male, Middle Aged, Noncommunicable Diseases, Quality-Adjusted Life Years, Residence Characteristics, Sex Distribution, Wounds and Injuries

Journal Title

The Lancet

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Journal ISSN

0140-6736
1474-547X

Volume Title

390

Publisher

Elsevier
Sponsorship
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation