Can non-fatal burden estimates from the Global Burden of Disease study be used locally? An investigation using models of stroke and diabetes for South Africa

Can non-fatal burden estimates from the Global Burden of Disease study be used locally? An investigation using models of stroke and diabetes for South Africa

Background: The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) approach estimates disease burden by combining fatal (years of life lost) and non-fatal burden prevalence-based years of life lived with disability (PYLDs) estimates. Although South Africa has data to estimate mortality, prevalence data to estimate non-...

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Main Authors: Victoria Pillay-van Wyk, Rifqah Abeeda Roomaney, Mweete Debra Nglazi, Oluwatoyin Folashade Awotiwon, Judith M Katzenellenbogen, Tracy Glass, Janetta Debora Joubert, Debbie Bradshaw
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021-01-01
Series:Global Health Action
Subjects:
prevalence-based years of life lived with disability
stroke
diabetes
disease modelling
non-fatal burden
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2020.1856471

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2020.1856471

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