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Loss of Healthy Life Years for New Yorkers
November 29, 2011
New Health Department Study Shows Chronic Diseases Are Leading Contributors to Loss of Healthy Life Years for New Yorkers
The Health Department released a new study that, using an analysis looking at disability-adjusted life years, reveals the extent to which chronic diseases contribute to a reduction in quality of life as well as premature death. Unlike traditional health studies which measure solely the risk of premature death, this analysis more broadly translates the effect of illness by quantifying the impact that chronic illness has on quality of life (including the loss of ability to work or function independently at home) into a measurement of “healthy years of life lost” for an individual.
Read the press release
See the report: Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) in New York City (PDF)
Category: NYC DH/MH