DATA

Question 1

Define the term DALY

Answer 1

DALY stands for Disability-Adjusted Life Years.

Question 2

How do you calculate DALYs

Answer 2

calculated as the sum of YLL and YLD for a disease.

Question 3

what is a YLL and how do you clalculate it

Answer 3

(YLL) measures the number of years lost due to premature mortality. It’s calculated by subtracting the age at death from the expected lifespan at that age, summing across all individuals who died prematurely from a certain cause.

Question 4

How do you calculate years lived with disability?

Answer 4

multiplying the prevalence of a condition with its disability weight (a factor that reflects the severity of the disability on a scale from 0 to 1) and the average duration of the condition until remission or death.

Question 5

what is SDI?

Answer 5

SDI is a composite measure based on income per capita, average education level over the age of 15, and total fertility rate under the age of 25. It is used as an indicator of socio-economic development and helps understand health disparities and outcomes across different regions with varying socio-economic statuses.