University:
The University Of Western Ontario
Course:
Epidemiology 9515B | Epidemiology of Major Diseases
Academic year:

2021
Views:

288

Pages:

2
Author:

Kyuwon J.

DALY ● Disability Adjusted Life Years ○ Measure of overall disease burden ○ Cumulative number of Years Lost due to disability ○ Mortality and morbidity is calculated in one measure ● DALY=YLD YLL ○ YLD ■ Year Lived with disability ○ YLL ■ Years Lives Lost ex) Women dies at 40 by breast cancer with Standard life expectancy of 80 years. She had survived 5 years with the disease with disability weight of 0.4 YLL= life expectancy - age at death YLL=80-40=40 YLD= Duration of illnesses X Disability weight YLD=5 X 0.4= 2 years DALY=YLL+YLD=40+2=42DALYs ● 40 Years due to premature deaths ● 2 years due to reduced quality of life ○ By disease