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Is It Time to Reassess the Categorization of Disease Burdens in Low-Income Countries?

Philip W. Setel, PhD, Lance Saker, MD, Nigel C. Unwin, MD, Yusuf Hemed, MMed, David R. Whiting, BA and Henry Kitange, MD

At the time of writing, Philip W. Setel, Lance Saker, Nigel C. Unwin, and David R. Whiting were with the University of Newcastle upon Tyne Medical School, Department of Medicine, Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Philip W. Setel and David R. Whiting are also with the Adult Morbidity and Mortality Project, Ministry of Health, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, as is Yusuf Hemed. Henry Kitange is with the Morogoro Regional Hospital, Morogoro, Tanzania.



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  		FIGURE 1— Percentage of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) owing to broad cause and broad care needs conditions (estimates for 2000).

Note. White bars = broad cause groups; black bars = broad care needs (acute care and undetermined); gray bars = broad care needs (long-term care and management).

 


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  		FIGURE 2— Percentage of years of life lost (YLLs) due to broad cause and broad care needs conditions (Morogoro, Tanzania, 2000).

Note. White bars = broad cause groups; black bars = broad care needs (acute care and undetermined); gray bars = broad care needs (long-term care and management).

 




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