Burden of Disease (BoD) - LGAs and regions 2001 - Ranking of DALY & top 50 causes

Brief description

The Burden of Disease study uses methods developed originally for the Global

Burden of Disease study refined and adapted to the Victorian context. It

provides a comprehensive assessment of the amount of ill health in Victoria,

Australia, measured in Ranking of Disability Adjusted Life Years and top 50

causes arising from most diseases and injuries.



The DALY is a measure of the disease burden in a population combining the loss

of years of life due to premature mortality and the loss of healthy years of

life due to disease or injury. One DALY can be thought of as one lost year of

healthy life. The DALY is a so-called health gap measure. This means that the

burden of disease is measured as the gap between the current health status of

the population and an ideal where everyone lives into old age; free of disease

or injury. The term disability is used quite broadly; in this sense; to

include all departures from complete health due to disease or injury.  The

Burden of Disease 'data' are modelled estimates,  using methods developed

originally for the Global Burden of Disease study but refined and adapted to

the Victorian context.