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Table 3 Simple example: Situation in the population without any elimination

From: Taking multi-morbidity into account when attributing DALYs to risk factors: comparing dynamic modeling with the GBD2010 calculation method

 

N in Population

Disability weight

Disability Weighted N

Adjusted Disability weight

Adjusted Disability weighted N

Healthy

8,100

0

0

0

0

Disease A only

900

0.3

270

0.29551)

265.95

Disease B only

900

0.3

270

0.29551)

265.95

Both disease A and B

100

0.51

51

0.5912)

59.1

Total

10,000

 

591

 

591

  1. 1)(0.51/2 *100 + 0.3*900)/100 = 0.2955
  2. 2)0.2955*2