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YLD Rates, 1996
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YLD Rates, 1996
Definition
The Years Lived with Disability per 1;000 population by gender.
Interpretation
The rate of disease burden per 1;000 persons due to years of healthy life lost while living with illness or injury can be used to compare the health status of LGAs with the State average; the YLD rate of the Department of Human Services Region or neighbouring LGAs. A high YLD rate indicates poor health status of the population. A low YLD rate reflects better health status. Comparisons can be made for all causes or specific diseases.
Methodology
Because disease and death is much more common with increasing age; it is important when examining whether a population is healthier or sicker than another population to eliminate the impact of differences in age between the two populations. Age-standardising enables areas to be compared one against the other; in the knowledge that differences in rates are not due to the differing ages of the population; but instead due to the spread of the disease or injury burden. Age-standardised YLD rates are presented per 1;000 population by gender. It was not possible to perform significance testing on the disability component (YLD) of the DALY as there is no statistical method available. Significance testing at the 95% level was performed on deaths and YLL alone.
Last updated: 02 November 2020
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