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Cardiovascular disease remains Australia's leading cause of death. In 2009, 46,106 deaths in Australia were directly linked with CVD (21,935 males and 24,171 females); this figure represents a total of 33% of all deaths in Australia. [4] It was reported in 2010 that almost 16% of the total projected burden of disease was a result of CVD. [5]
Australia has the fifth highest rate of obesity in the OECD. More than a third of the adult population are overweight and about a third obese. 57% do not take enough exercise. [31] Australian health statistics show that chronic disease such as heart disease, particularly strokes which reflects a more affluent lifestyle is a common cause of ...
Women experienced a greater burden of disease from stroke than men. [5] Stroke accounted for 8.1% of disease burden in women and 6.6% of disease burden in men aged 85 and over. [5] The total burden of disease caused by stroke has declined from 2003 to 2015 by 41%. [5] During this time period, the fatal burden of disease declined by 42% and the ...
Burden of disease is the measure of premature death and non-fatal health outcomes of a particular disease. [1] In 2011, it was the fourth leading cause of burden of disease. [1] People aged 75 and over, accounted for the majority (72%) of the burden due to dementia. [1] More of the burden due to dementia is attributed to women than men. [1]
Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) are a measure of overall disease burden, expressed as the number of years lost due to ill-health, disability, or early death.It was developed in the 1990s as a way of comparing the overall health and life expectancy of different countries.
According to an article in The Lancet published in November 2014, disorders in those aged 60 years and older represent "23% of the total global burden of disease" and leading contributors to disease burden in this group in 2014 were "cardiovascular diseases (30.3%), malignant neoplasms (15.1%), chronic respiratory diseases (9.5% ...
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The Global Burden of Disease Study ... and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990–2013: a systematic ...