BURDEN 2020—Burden of disease in Germany at the national and regional level
Rommel, A.; von der Lippe, E.; Plaß, D.; Wengler, A.; Anton, A.; Schmidt, C.; Schüssel, K.; Brückner, G.; Schröder, H.; Porst, M.; Leddin, J.; Tobollik, M.; Baumert, J.; Scheidt-Nave, C.; Ziese, T. · Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz · 2018 · Heft 8 · S. 1159 bis 1166
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Zusammenfassung
Evidence-based policy measures need non-interest-guided information about the health status of a population and the diseases that affect the population the most. In such cases, a national burden of disease study can provide reliable insights at the regional level. This article presents the potential of the BURDEN 2020 project and its expected outcome for Germany at the national and regional level. The BURDEN 2020 project uses several indicators including years of life lost (YLL) to cover the impact of mortality and years lived with disability (YLD) to cover morbidity. The sum of both is the measure of population…