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released: 16 Nov 1999 author: Mathers C, Vos T & Stevenson C media release

Provides a comprehensive assessment of the health status of Australians. The report measures mortality, disability, impairment, illness and injury arising from 176 diseases, injuries and risk factors using a common metric, the disability-adjusted life year or DALY, and methods developed by the Global Burden of Disease Study.

ISBN 978 1 74024 019 2; Cat. no. PHE 17; 273pp.; OUT OF PRINT

Recommended citation

Mathers C, Vos T & Stevenson C 1999. The burden of disease and injury in Australia (full report). Cat. no. PHE 17. Canberra: AIHW.