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Burden of Disease - LGAs and regions 2001
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Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALY), 2001
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Region(s)/LGAs
Region
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All of Victoria
Rural Regions
Metro Regions
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Gippsland
Former Western Metro
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LGA
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Alpine
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Buloke
Campaspe
Cardinia
Casey
Central Goldfields
Colac-Otway
Corangamite
Darebin
Delatite (Benalla/Mansfield)
East Gippsland
Frankston
Gannawarra
Glen Eira
Glenelg
Golden Plains
Greater Bendigo
Greater Dandenong
Greater Geelong
Greater Shepparton
Hepburn
Hindmarsh
Hobsons Bay
Horsham
Hume
Indigo
Kingston
Knox
Latrobe
Loddon
Macedon Ranges
Manningham
Maribyrnong
Maroondah
Melbourne
Melton
Mildura
Mitchell
Moira
Monash
Moonee Valley
Moorabool
Moreland
Mornington Peninsula
Mount Alexander
Moyne
Murrindindi
Nillumbik
Northern Grampians
Port Phillip
Pyrenees
Queenscliffe
South Gippsland
Southern Grampians
Stonnington
Strathbogie
Surf Coast
Swan Hill
Towong
Wangaratta
Warrnambool
Wellington
West Wimmera
Whitehorse
Whittlesea
Wodonga
Wyndham
Yarra
Yarra Ranges
Yarriambiack
Gender(s)
Male
Female
Both Male and Female
Disease(s)
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- Communicable,maternal,neonatal,nutritional
- - Infectious diseases
- - Respiratory infections
- - - Lower respiratory tract infections: pneumonia
- - Maternal conditions
- - Neonatal conditions
- - Nutritional disorders
- Non-communicable diseases
- - Malignant cancers
- - - Mouth and oropharynx cancers
- - - Cancer oesophagus
- - - Cancer stomach
- - - Cancer colon/rectum
- - - Cancer pancreas
- - - Cancer lung
- - - Melanoma
- - - Cancer breast
- - - Cancer ovary
- - - Cancer prostate
- - - Cancer kidney
- - - Cancer brain
- - - Lymphoma
- - - Leukaemia
- - - Other malignant cancers
- - Benign neoplasms
- - Diabetes mellitus
- - - Diabetes mellitus-NIDDM
- - Other endocrine and metabolic disorders
- - - Oth. endocrine and metabolic disorders
- - Mental disorders
- - - Alcohol abuse/dependence
- - - Heroin abuse/dependence
- - - Schizophrenia
- - - Depression
- - - Bipolar disorder
- - - Social phobia
- - - Generalised anxiety disorder
- - - Borderline personality disorder
- - Neurological and sense disorders
- - - Dementia
- - - Epilepsy
- - - Parkinsons
- - - Vision loss correctable by spectacles
- - - Hearing loss
- - - Other nervous system and sense organ disorders
- - Cardiovascular diseases
- - - Ischaemic heart disease
- - - Stroke
- - - Inflammatory heart disease
- - - Other cardiovascular disease
- - Chronic respiratory diseases
- - - COPD (emphysema and chronic bronchitis)
- - - Asthma
- - - Other chronic respiratory diseases
- - Digestive disorders
- - - Liver cirrhosis
- - Genito-urinary disorders
- - - Nephritis/nephrosis
- - - Benign prostatic hypertrophy
- - - Infertility
- - Skin diseases
- - Musculo-skeletal diseases
- - - Rheumatoid arthritis
- - - Osteoarthritis
- - Congenital abnormalities
- - - Other non-specific congenital anomalies
- - Oral health
- - - Dental caries
- - Miscellaneous conditions Chronic fatigue/SIDS
- Injuries
- - Unintentional injuries
- - - Road and traffic accidents
- - - Falls
- - Intentional injuries
- - - Suicide
Age Group
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25-34
55-64
05-14
35-44
65-74
15-24
45-54
75+
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Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALY), 2001
Definition
The DALY is a measure of the disease burden in a population combining the loss of years of life due to premature mortality and the loss of healthy years of life due to disease or injury. One DALY can be thought of as one lost year of healthy life. The DALY is a so-called health gap measure. This means that the burden of disease is measured as the gap between the current health status of the population and an ideal where everyone lives into old age; free of disease or injury. The term disability is used quite broadly; in this sense; to include all departures from complete health due to disease or injury.
Interpretation
The DALY estimates provide insight into the potential for further health gain at the population level. The total burden estimates portray the relative ranking of the importance of the major diseases confronting the populations in LGAs. However; the burden of disease is an estimate of health status; which cannot be divorced from past and present efforts to address the health needs of the population. The burden attributable to many diseases is small; due to the continuing successful health programs to contain and address these conditions. This is particularly true of maternal and early childhood conditions; along with certain infectious diseases. Other diseases such as cardiovascular disease; cancer and mental disorders; continue to be major contributors to the overall burden of disease despite efforts to prevent and treat them. A detailed breakdown by age and sex is provided.
Methodology
To calculate the DALYs for a given disease or injury in the population for a particular year; the years of life lost (YLL) through premature death due to that condition are estimated and added to the estimated years of life lived with disability (YLD) due to non-fatal new cases of the condition. 2001 is the year these estimates relate to. Greater detail is provided under the Methodology explanatory button for YLL and YLD.
Last updated: 02 June 2022
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