Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) Due to Dementia
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
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
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Region, country, age, sex
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Centrally-conducted. Briefly, population surveys are used to assess the disability weights of dementia by severity.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
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