Results of the SA Burden of Disease study 

The complete set of results of the study are contained in the three excel pivot tables below. You can use these tables to generate your own custom tables and charts.
If you are not sure which pivot table to choose, refer to the Using the Results page on this website.
If you are not familiar with excel pivot tables and charts, read the instructions before using the tables (available under the Custom Reports menu item).

  Undiscounted Results 

The results in the pivot tables above were all generated using a 3% discounting rate. This means that years of healthy life lost in the future are discounted by 3% per year.

Thus, for example, a death at age 50, with an average of 32 years of life expectancy, contributes 32 YLLs with zero discounting, but only 20 YLLs with 3% discounting. For YLD calculation, conditions which are of short duration (eg. the common cold) and therefore have most of their burden in the present, are relatively unaffected by discounting, but conditions with life-long disability will have lower burden when calculated with discounting. 

A fuller explanation of the reasons for and the effects of discounting (and also age-weighting, which was not done in the South Australian study) can be found in the following paper:

The decision to publish results using 3% discounting follows the lead of the AIHW, New Zealand and Victorian studies, and we recommend that you use the results in the above pivot tables. However, we are also including for completeness' sake, the undiscounted results. These are contained in the following table:

  Health Adjusted Life Expectancy 

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