The burden of disease and injury in Australia (summary)

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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.

Authored by Mathers C, Vos T & Stevenson C.

Published 16 November 1999; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 022 2; AIHW cat. no. PHE 18; ABS cat. no. 8935.0; 39pp.; OUT OF PRINT


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  • 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