Which of the following statements best characterizes the disability-adjusted life year?

a.) a measure of the overall burden of disease on a society.
b.) a measure of years lost due to premature death or disability.
c.) it describes the yearly living conditions of people with disabilities.
d.) it describes the yearly effect people with disabilities have on a nation's resources.

A measure of the overall burden of disease on a society is the statement that best characterizes the disability-adjusted life year.

The disability-adjusted life year (DALY) is 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.

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its (A) a measure of the overall burden of disease on a society.

yellow fever and other tropical diseases

it increase by 12% a year from 1812-1820