Measuring the Burden of Disease in Korea Using Disability-Adjusted Life Years (2008-2020).

ABSTRACT:

Background

The measurement of health levels and monitoring of characteristics and trends among populations and subgroups are essential for informing evidence-based policy decisions. This study aimed to examine the burden of disease in Korea for both the total population and subgroups in 2020, as well as analyze changes in disease burden from 2008 to 2020.

Methods

We employed the methodology developed in the Korean National Burden of Disease and Injuries Study to calculate disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) by sex, causes, region, and income level from 2008 to 2020. DALYs were derived by combining years of life lost and years lived with disability.

Results

In 2020, the burden of disease for the Korean population was estimated to be 25,439 DALYs per 100,000 populati

SUBMITTER: Jung YS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10896705 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature