DALY* (Disability-adjusted life year)
2010 / Global / All Ages / Male and Female [1]
*A measure of overall disease burden, expressed as percent of years lost due to ill-health, disability or early death[2]The size of each circle corresponds to the impact of that disease, disorder, problem or injury on the DALY
D. = disease (used in some smaller circles)
Why Use a DALY?
It "extends the concept of potential years of life lost due to premature death...to include equivalent years of 'healthy' life lost by virtue of being in states of poor health or disability." [2] In so doing, mortality and morbidity are combined into a single, common metric.Looking at the burden of disease via DALYs can reveal surprising things about a population's health. Do some of the comparisons surprise you? Unexpected areas like mental health and musculoskeletal pain can have a huge impact on populations; their quality and length of life.
Sources:[1] Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 (GBD 2010) Results by Cause 1990-2010 - Country Level. Seattle, United States: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), 2013.[2]"Death and DALY estimates for 2004 by cause for WHO Member States: Persons, all ages" (xls). World Health Organization. 2002.