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Burden of disease and injury in Australia in the new millennium: measuring health loss from diseases, injuries and risk factors

Begg, Stephen J, Vos, Theo, Barker, Bridget, Stanley, Lucy, Lopez, Alan D·2008·Medical Journal of Australia
DOI 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb01503.x
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OBJECTIVE: To describe the magnitude and distribution of health problems in Australia, in order to identify key opportunities for health gain. DESIGN: Descriptive epidemiological models for a comprehensive set of diseases and injuries of public health importance in Australia were developed using a range of data sources, methods and assumptions. Health loss associated with each condition was derived using normative techniques and quantified for various subpopulations, risks to health, and points in time. The baseline year for comparisons was 2003. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Health loss expressed as disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) and presented as proportions of total DALYs and DALY rates (crude and age-standardised) per 1000 population. RESULTS: A third of total health loss in 2003 was explained by 14 selected health risks. DALY rates were 31.7% higher in the lowest socioeconomic quintile than in the highest, and 26.5% higher in remote areas than in major cities. Total DALY rates were estimated to decline for most conditions over the 20 years from 2003 to 2023, but for some causes, most notably diabetes, they were projected to increase. CONCLUSION: Despite steady improvements in Australia's health over the past decade, there are still opportunities for further progress. Significant gains can be made through achievable changes in exposure to a limited number of well established health risks.

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Authors
Begg, S. J., Vos, T., Barker, B., Stanley, L., & Lopez, A. D.
Affiliations
  • The University of Queensland (AU)
  • School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD.
ORCID
Venue
Medical Journal of Australia
Publisher
AMPCo
Published
2008-01
Volume
188
Issue
1
Pages
36-40
ISSN
  • 0025-729X (ISSN-L)
  • 1326-5377
DOI
10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb01503.x
OpenAlex
W1538627990
Cited by
239
References
19
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 12 · 2018: 11 · 2017: 11 · 2016: 20 · 2015: 21 · 2014: 29 · 2013: 35 · 2012: 20
FWCI
45.27
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
Locations
  • The Medical Journal of Australia (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Australian Government
  • Cancer Australia
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Health and Medical Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Global Health and Epidemiology
Keywords
disease burden, injuries, disability-adjusted life years, health loss, health risk factors, socioeconomic inequalities in health, diabetes mellitus, Australia
MeSH terms
Australia, Chronic Disease, Epidemiologic Methods, Persons with Disabilities, Humans, Risk Factors, Wounds and Injuries, Health Behavior, Cost of Illness, Quality-Adjusted Life Years

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