Journal article
National disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 257 diseases and injuries in Ethiopia, 1990-2015: Findings from the global burden of disease study 2015
A Misganaw, YA Melaku, GA Tessema, A Deribew, K Deribe, SF Abera, M Dessalegn, Y Lakew, T Bekele, TN Haregu, AT Amare, M Gedefaw, M Mohammed, BD Yirsaw, SA Damtew, T Achoki, J Blore, KJ Krohn, Y Assefa, M Kifle Show all
Population Health Metrics | Published : 2017
Abstract
Background: Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) provide a summary measure of health and can be a critical input to guide health systems, investments, and priority-setting in Ethiopia. We aimed to determine the leading causes of premature mortality and disability using DALYs and describe the relative burden of disease and injuries in Ethiopia. Methods: We used results from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2015 (GBD 2015) for non-fatal disease burden, cause-specific mortality, and all-cause mortality to derive age-standardized DALYs by sex for Ethiopia for each year. We calculated DALYs by summing years of life lost due to premature mortality (YLLs) and years ..
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Awarded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Funding Acknowledgements
We thank the countless individuals who have contributed to the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 in various capacities. We would also like to acknowledge the extensive support from all staff members at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. The GBD study is originally funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the funding body has no role in the design of the study and collection, analysis, and interpretation of data and in writing the manuscript. KD is supported by a Wellcome Trust Intermediate Fellowship in Public Health and Tropical Medicine [grant number 201900/Z16/Z].