The Australian Burden of Disease Database contains aggregate burden of disease metrics from the Australian Burden of Disease Study. This includes:

  • years of life lost (YLL)
  • years lived with disability (YLD)
  • disability-adjusted life years (DALY)

for over 200 diseases and injuries. It also includes estimates of attributable burden (DALY) for around 30 risk factors.

Collection details
Variables to support reporting and linkage
  • Age group
  • Sex/gender

  • Indigenous status

  • RA

  • SEIFA

Temporal coverage 

from 1/1/2003 to 31/12/2023

Geographical coverage

National and State

Data availability

  • Publications
  • Summary tables published in electronic form

Client specified tables on request which may be subject to data provider approval (charges apply).

Unit records are not available.

Data scope 

The Australian Burden of Disease Database was established as part of the Australian Burden of Disease Study 2011 to set up the relevant infrastructure to enable efficient and timely ongoing updates by the AIHW as required.

The database is updated and added to following the completion of each ABDS. It currently includes national estimates of disease burden and risk factor attribution for 2003, 2011, 2015, 2018. Projected estimates of disease burden are also available for 2022 and 2023.

Subnational estimates of disease burden are available for state/territory, remoteness, and socioeconomic group for 2011, 2015 and 2018. 

Subnational estimates of risk factor attribution are available for socioeconomic group for 2015 and 2018.

Indigenous-specific estimates of disease burden and risk factor attribution are available for 2003, 2011 and 2018.

All data are available by 5- year age group and sex.

Methodology 

Admin data

Official

Survey

External links and information 

For more information on burden of disease data and related publications by AIHW see:

Burden of disease

Contact

[email protected]