Burden of Disease (BoD) - LGAs and regions 2001 - Life Expectancy

The Burden of Disease study uses methods developed originally for the Global\r\nBurden of Disease study refined and adapted to the Victorian context. It\r\nprovides a comprehensive assessment of the amount of ill health in Victoria,\r\nAustralia, measured in disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) arising from\r\nmost diseases and injuries.\r\n\r\nExpectancy at birth in 2001 is the expected average life span of a child born\r\nin 2001; if prevailing mortality rates would continue indefinitely into the\r\nfuture.\r\n\r\n