National Burden of Disease and Study in Iran

Background:  The objective of this study was to estimate the burden of disease and injury in Iran for the year 2003, using Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) at the national level. Methods: Methods developed by the World Health Organization for National Burden of Disease (NBD) studies were ap­pl...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: N Jafari, F Abolhassani, M Naghavi, F Pourmalek, M Moradi Lakeh, H Kazemeini, MJ Kabir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2009-03-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/2854
id doaj-9996e71add4847adb9b9a59aad5f8e4b
record_format Article
spelling doaj-9996e71add4847adb9b9a59aad5f8e4b2020-12-02T18:55:50ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Public Health2251-60852251-60932009-03-0138Supple 1National Burden of Disease and Study in IranN Jafari0F Abolhassani 1M Naghavi 2F Pourmalek 3M Moradi Lakeh 4H Kazemeini 5MJ Kabir 6Health Programs Management Office, Health Network Development Center, Deputy for Health, Ministry ofInternal Diseases Department, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, IranHealth Programs Management Office, Health Network Development Center, Deputy for Health, Ministry ofEpidemiology and Biostatistics Department, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical SciCommunity Medicine Department, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, IranHealth Programs Management Office, Health Network Development Center, Deputy for Health, Ministry ofHealth Programs Management Office, Health Network Development Center, Deputy for Health, Ministry ofBackground:  The objective of this study was to estimate the burden of disease and injury in Iran for the year 2003, using Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) at the national level. Methods: Methods developed by the World Health Organization for National Burden of Disease (NBD) studies were ap­plied to estimate disease and injury incidence for the calculation of Years of Life Lost due to premature mortality (YLL), Years Lived with Disability (YLD), and DALYs. The following adjustments of the NBD methodology were made in this study: a revised list with 214 disease and injury causes, development of new and more specific disease modeling templates for cancers and injuries, and adjustment for dependent co morbidity. Results: We estimated that in the year 2003, there were 21,572 DALYs due to all diseases and injuries per 100,000 Iranian people of all ages and both sexes, 62% were due to disability premature deaths (YLD) and 38% were due to premature deaths (YLL); 58% were due to non communicable diseases, 28% - to injuries, and 14% - to communicable, maternal, peri­natal, and nutritional conditions. Fifty-three percent of the total number of 14.349 million DALYs in Iran were in males and 47% of DALYs were in females. The disease and injury causes leading to the highest number of DALYs in males were road traffic accidents, and in females were ischemic heart disease. Conclusions: The health and disease profile in Iran has made the transition from the dominance of communicable diseases to that of noncommunicable diseases and road traffic injuries. NBD results are to be used in health program planning, re­search, and resource allocation generation policies and practices.   https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/2854Disability-Adjusted Life YearsYears Lived with DisabilityDiseasesIran
collection DOAJ
language English
format Article
sources DOAJ
author N Jafari
F Abolhassani
M Naghavi
F Pourmalek
M Moradi Lakeh
H Kazemeini
MJ Kabir
spellingShingle N Jafari
F Abolhassani
M Naghavi
F Pourmalek
M Moradi Lakeh
H Kazemeini
MJ Kabir
National Burden of Disease and Study in Iran
Iranian Journal of Public Health
Disability-Adjusted Life Years
Years Lived with Disability
Diseases
Iran
author_facet N Jafari
F Abolhassani
M Naghavi
F Pourmalek
M Moradi Lakeh
H Kazemeini
MJ Kabir
author_sort N Jafari
title National Burden of Disease and Study in Iran
title_short National Burden of Disease and Study in Iran
title_full National Burden of Disease and Study in Iran
title_fullStr National Burden of Disease and Study in Iran
title_full_unstemmed National Burden of Disease and Study in Iran
title_sort national burden of disease and study in iran
publisher Tehran University of Medical Sciences
series Iranian Journal of Public Health
issn 2251-6085
2251-6093
publishDate 2009-03-01
description Background:  The objective of this study was to estimate the burden of disease and injury in Iran for the year 2003, using Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) at the national level. Methods: Methods developed by the World Health Organization for National Burden of Disease (NBD) studies were ap­plied to estimate disease and injury incidence for the calculation of Years of Life Lost due to premature mortality (YLL), Years Lived with Disability (YLD), and DALYs. The following adjustments of the NBD methodology were made in this study: a revised list with 214 disease and injury causes, development of new and more specific disease modeling templates for cancers and injuries, and adjustment for dependent co morbidity. Results: We estimated that in the year 2003, there were 21,572 DALYs due to all diseases and injuries per 100,000 Iranian people of all ages and both sexes, 62% were due to disability premature deaths (YLD) and 38% were due to premature deaths (YLL); 58% were due to non communicable diseases, 28% - to injuries, and 14% - to communicable, maternal, peri­natal, and nutritional conditions. Fifty-three percent of the total number of 14.349 million DALYs in Iran were in males and 47% of DALYs were in females. The disease and injury causes leading to the highest number of DALYs in males were road traffic accidents, and in females were ischemic heart disease. Conclusions: The health and disease profile in Iran has made the transition from the dominance of communicable diseases to that of noncommunicable diseases and road traffic injuries. NBD results are to be used in health program planning, re­search, and resource allocation generation policies and practices.  
topic Disability-Adjusted Life Years
Years Lived with Disability
Diseases
Iran
url https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/2854
work_keys_str_mv AT njafari nationalburdenofdiseaseandstudyiniran
AT fabolhassani nationalburdenofdiseaseandstudyiniran
AT mnaghavi nationalburdenofdiseaseandstudyiniran
AT fpourmalek nationalburdenofdiseaseandstudyiniran
AT mmoradilakeh nationalburdenofdiseaseandstudyiniran
AT hkazemeini nationalburdenofdiseaseandstudyiniran
AT mjkabir nationalburdenofdiseaseandstudyiniran
_version_ 1724402326280601600