[Synthetic assessment of health impact of cerebrovascular diseases on potential health days of life lost].
OBJECTIVE
To assess synthetically the impact on population health caused by cerebrovascular diseases.


METHODS
Incidence, duration of disease, disabilities and deaths of cerebrovascular diseases were analyzed with potential health days of life lost (PHDLL) as an indicator in urban areas of Changsha, Hunan Province.


RESULTS
The PHDLL caused by cerebrovascular disease totaled 2 624.94 days per thousand of population, 33.01% of them attributed to deaths and 53.44% to chronic disability.


CONCLUSIONS
Hemorrhagic cerebrovascular disease mainly lead to death and ischemic one caused chronic disability.
Yan
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Department of Health Statistics, Hunan Medical University, Changsha 410078.
Sun
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Zeng
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Yu
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Hu
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Yan
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Peng
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D002423:Cause of Death; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D017281:Cost of Illness; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019057:Quality-Adjusted Life Years