The burden of disease due to COVID-19 in Sweden 2020-2021: A disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The burden of COVID-19 disease can be measured in terms of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), which is composed of two components: the years of life lost through premature death (YLL) and the number of years lived with disability (YLD), adjusted for level of disability. This study measured DALYs due to COVID-19 in Sweden and compared it to the burden of other diseases.

Methods

The methodology used in the calculation of DALYs was based on the Global Burden of Disease guidelines. The number of patients diagnosed with mild/moderate, severe or critical COVID-19 and/or post-COVID-19 condition between March 2020 and October 2021 was extracted from national registries and used for YLD calculations. In addition, the numbers of death due to COVID-19 in different age g

SUBMITTER: Shedrawy J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10033504 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature