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DALY Rates, 2001
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DALY Rates, 2001
Definition
The Disability Adjusted Life Years per 1;000 population by gender in 2001.
Interpretation
The rate of disease burden per 1;000 persons can be used to compare the health status of LGAs with the State average; the DALY rates of the Department of Human Services Region or neighbouring LGAs. A high DALY rate indicates poor health status of the population. A low DALY rate reflects better health status. Comparisons can be made for all causes or specific diseases. The LGA DALY rates reveal large inequality in health status; by gender; place of residence; socio-economic and rurality status. Such findings are important to support resource allocation decisions that aim to redress these inequalities.
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 DALY rates in 2001 are presented per 1;000 population by gender. It is not possible to perform statistical significance testing on the disability component (YLD) of the DALY as there is no statistical method available.
Last updated: 02 November 2020
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