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

The Burden of Disease study uses methods developed originally for the GlobalBurden of Disease study refined and adapted to the Victorian context. Itprovides a comprehensive assessment of the amount of ill health in Victoria,Australia, measured in Ranking of Disability Adjusted Life Years and top 50causes arising from most diseases and injuries.The DALY is a measure of the disease burden in a population combining the lossof years of life due to premature mortality and the loss of healthy years oflife due to disease or injury. One DALY can be thought of as one lost year ofhealthy life. The DALY is a so-called health gap measure. This means that theburden of disease is measured as the gap between the current health status ofthe population and an ideal where everyone lives into old age; free of diseaseor injury. The term disability is used quite broadly; in this sense; toinclude all departures from complete health due to disease or injury.  TheBurden of Disease 'data' are modelled estimates,  using methods developedoriginally for the Global Burden of Disease study but refined and adapted tothe Victorian context.