Abstract
Background:The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study has provided a conceptual and methodological framework to quantify and compare the health of populations.Aim:The objective of the study was to assess the national burden of disease in the population of Qatar using the disability-adjusted life year (DALYs) as a measure of disability.Methods:We adapted the methodology described by the World Health Organization for conducting burden of disease to calculate years of life lost due to premature mortality (YLL), years lived with disability (YLD) and disability adjusted life years (DALYs). The study was conducted during the period from November 2011 to October 2012.Results::The study findings revealed that ischemic heart disease (11.8%) and road traffic accidents (10.3%) were the two leading causes of burden of diseases in Qatar in 2010. The burden of diseases among men (222.04) was found three times more than of women's (71.85). Of the total DALYs, 72.7% was due to non fatal health outcomes and 27.3% was due to premature death. For men, chronic diseases like ischemic heart disease (15.7%) and road traffic accidents (13.7%) accounted great burden and an important source of lost years of healthy life. For women, birth asphyxia and birth trauma (12.6%) and abortion (4.6%) were the two leading causes of disease burden.Conclusion::The results of the study have shown that the national health priority areas should cover cardiovascular diseases, road traffic accidents and mental health. The burden of diseases among men was three times of women's.
Highlights
The burden of disease in a country refers to the assessment of mortality, morbidity, injuries, disabilities and other risk factors specific to that country
We adapted the methodology described by the World Health Organization for conducting burden of disease to calculate years of life lost due to premature mortality (YLL), years lived with disability (YLD) and disability adjusted life years (DALYs)
The results obtained from the disability-adjusted life year (DALYs) calculation reveal that the burden of disease in Qatar originates primarily from ischemic heart disease, road traffic accidents and birth asphyxia and birth trauma, as these diseases were the major causes of lost years of healthy life as measured by DALYs
Summary
The burden of disease in a country refers to the assessment of mortality, morbidity, injuries, disabilities and other risk factors specific to that country. DALYs is a single measurement that consists of a summation of years of healthy life lost as a result of premature death and time lived under disabling conditions (McKenna, Michaud, Murray, & Marks, 2005). This burden of disease indicator can be used to judge progress over time within a single country or region. Chronic diseases like ischemic heart disease (15.7%) and road traffic accidents (13.7%) accounted great burden and an important source of lost years of healthy life.
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