BeBOD estimates of attributable mortality and years of life lost due to alcohol and tobacco use, 2013-2021

Belgian National Burden of Disease Study

Estimates of the burden of disease attributable to risk factors

Population exposure

The attribution of disease burden to risk factors requires estimates of the level of exposure in the population.

Population attributable fraction

Based on the estimated level of exposure and the associated health risk, a population attributable fraction (PAF) is calculated. The PAF is the proportion of the disease burden that is caused by exposure to the risk factor.

Attributable burden

The burden of disease is quantified in deaths and in Years of Life Lost (YLL). To derive the burden attributable to a risk factor, its PAF is multiplied with the total observed burden.

More information

For additional background on BeBOD, please visit https://www.sciensano.be/en/projects/belgian-national-burden-disease-study.

Explore the estimates via https://burden.sciensano.be/shiny/risk.