Journal article
Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 315 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE), 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) provide summary measures of health across geographies and time that can inform assessments of epidemiological patterns and health system performance, help to prioritise investments in research and development, and monitor progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We aimed to provide updated HALE and DALYs for geographies worldwide and evaluate …
Authors
Kassebaum NJ; Arora M; Barber RM; Bhutta ZA; Brown J; Carter A; Casey DC; Charlson FJ; Coates MM; Coggeshall M
Journal
The Lancet, Vol. 388, No. 10053, pp. 1603–1658
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
October 2016
DOI
10.1016/s0140-6736(16)31460-x
ISSN
0140-6736