Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) Due to Dementia

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Dementia Care
Country
International
Publishing Organisation
World Health Organization (WHO): WHO Global Dementia Observatory (GDO)
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Palliative Care

Defining Attributes

Definition

A composite measure of disease burden calculated as the sum of Years Lived with Disability (YLD) and Years of Life Lost (YLL), thereby summarising the effects of dementia on both the quantity (premature mortality) and quality of life (disability).

Numerator

A composite measure of disease burden calculated as the sum of Years Lived with Disability (YLD) and Years of Life Lost (YLL), thereby summarising the effects of dementia on both the quantity (premature mortality) and quality of life (disability).

Denominator
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications

Region, country, age, sex

Collection and Reporting Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Other
Data Collection Methods

Centrally-conducted. Briefly, population surveys are used to assess the disability weights of dementia by severity.

Frequency of Data Collection
As of August 2021, 62 countries have contributed data to the GDO during the first round of data collection (2018-2020). The next round of GDO data collection is planned to commence in 2022.
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Frequency
As of August 2021, 62 countries have contributed data to the GDO during the first round of data collection (2018-2020). The next round of GDO data collection is planned to commence in 2022.
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Technical Specifications

World Health Organization. (2018). The global dementia observatory reference guide. World Health Organization. iris.who.int/handle/10665/272669. License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO

Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
No
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025