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Concept information
Preferred term
disability-adjusted life year
Type
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Topic
Definition
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A unit of health care status that adjusts age-specific life expectancy by the loss of health and years of life due to disability from disease or injury. DALYs are often used to measure the global burden of disease.
Broader concept
Synonyms
- DALY (disability-adjusted life year)
- years lived with disability
- years lost due to disability
- years lost to disability
- years of life lost
- YLD (years lost due to disability)
- YLL (years of life lost)
Source
- Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN)
In other languages
URI
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/137623
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