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released: 16 Nov 1999 author: AIHW media release

This document summarises the main findings of The Burden of Disease and Injury in Australia, which 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 022 2; Cat. no. PHE 18; 39pp.; OUT OF PRINT

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Publication table of contents

  • Preliminary material
    • Title page and verso
    • Contents
    • Preface
    • Acknowledgements
  • Sections
    1. Introduction
    2. Measuring the health of Australians
    3. Years of life lost due to mortality
    4. Years of 'healthy' life lost due to disability
    5. The burden of disease and injury in Australia in 1996
    6. National Health Priority Areas
    7. Socio-economic inequalities
    8. The burden attributable to risk factors
    9. Conclusions
  • End matter
    • References

Recommended citation

Mathers C, Vos T & Stevenson C 1999. The burden of disease and injury in Australia (summary). Cat. no. PHE 18. Canberra: AIHW.