[Burden of disease in Spanish population under 15 years old in 1999].
OBJECTIVE
Burden of disease (DALYs) can help define health priorities. Our objective was to assess DALYs of those illnesses most important in Spanish children and teenagers.


METHODS
We calculated DALYs components (YLL, YLD) by age groups and sex. Sources used were Spanish mortality data and WHO DALY's estimates.


RESULTS
Total DALYs was 46.57/1000 habitants and it was highest in children aged less than 1 year. The first cause was represented by non-communicable diseases and the second by communicable-perinatal diseases in less than 1 year and 1-4 years and injuries in 5-14 years.


CONCLUSIONS
DALYs is a good indicator to define health's population.
Cortés García
Marta
M
Centro Nacional de Epidemiología (CNE), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, España. mtcortes@iscii.es
Pereira Candel
Joaquín
J
Peña-Rey Lorenzo
Isabel
I
Gènova Maleras
Ricard
R
Amela Heras
Carmen
C
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017281:Cost of Illness; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D019057:Quality-Adjusted Life Years; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology