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
Accepted version
Peer-reviewed
Repository URI
Repository DOI
Type
Article
Change log
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).
Description
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
Conference Name
Journal ISSN
0140-6736
1474-547X
1474-547X
Volume Title
390
Publisher
Elsevier
Publisher DOI
Sponsorship
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation