Estimation of Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) in Japan Using a Simplified Method

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  • Ikeda Shunya
    Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Medicine, Keio University The Health Care Science Institute
  • Tabata Koya
    Graduate School of Decision and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology

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  • わが国における障害調整生存年(DALY)
  • 簡便法による推計の試み

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The Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) is a new health index taking the age of premature death and disability into consideration. The DALYs index is utilized for making health policy decisions mainly in developing countries. In this study, we conducted an estimation of DALYs in Japan, by using a simplified method on the basis of existing statistical references. We found that DALYs clarifies the burden of disease quantitatively, which was not detected by mortality, especially for some diseases which caused a certain amount of premature death and disability. We concluded that DALYs can surely play a significant role in health policy making in Japan as well as other countries.

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  • Iryo To Shakai

    Iryo To Shakai 8 (3), 83-99, 1998

    The Health Care Science Institute

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  • CRID
    1390282680425491456
  • NII Article ID
    130004597843
  • DOI
    10.4091/iken1991.8.3_83
  • ISSN
    09169202
  • Text Lang
    ja
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    • JaLC
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    • CiNii Articles
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