This study assesses the loss of life expectancy and potential working life in Taiwan, between 1986 and 2000, from various types of occupational accidents resulting in mortality or permanent disability. The databases on occupational mortality and permanent disability were obtained from the Bureau of Labor Insurance, with this information then being linked to national death registry data to const...

background: gastrointestinal and liver diseases (gild) constitute a noteworthy portion of causes of death and disability in iran. however, data on their prevalence and burden is sparse in iran. the global burden of disease (gbd) study in 2010 has provided invaluable comprehensive data on the burden of gild in iran methods: estimations of death, years of life lost due to premature death (yll), y...

A congenital genetic condition does not act either as a cause of death or at the time of death only. Hence, years of life lost through such a conditon cannot be calculated in the same way as for a conventional cause of death. The main difference is that a cause of death acting at age x cuts off as many years of life as the dead person might otherwise have expected to live (life expectancy at ag...

BACKGROUND Most longitudinal studies showed increased relative mortality in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus until now. As a result of major changes in treatment regimes over the past years, with more stringent goals for metabolic control and cardiovascular risk management, improvement of life expectancy should be expected. In our study, we aimed to assess present-day life expectancy o...

background: economic burden due to premature mortalities is significant both on health system and on the society as a whole. this study aimed to determine the productivity costs and years of potential life lost associated with five leading causes of death in iran from 2006 to 2010.   methods: data on mortality by sex and age-groups due to five main leading causes of death   (myocardial infarcti...

background cancer is one of the most important leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. objectives this study aimed to calculate the burden of 9 common cancers in the population covered by mashhad university of medical sciences in iran in 2010-2011. patients and methods we calculated disability adjusted life years (dalys ) for each of nine cancers according to the sex and age groups...

objectives: each year, the united nations publishes an annual report titled by “human development report” for all countries around the world which in which the complex index for human development for achieving health life alongside education and economic welfare is examined. the innate ambiguity in estimation of human development index has brought about numerous criticism against the method of ...