title: [Burden of disease in Spanish population under 15 years old in 1999].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Centro Nacional de Epidemiología (CNE), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, España. mtcortes@iscii.es
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cortés García
authors.forename: Joaquín
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pereira Candel
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Peña-Rey Lorenzo
authors.forename: Ricard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gènova Maleras
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Amela Heras
mesh_terms: 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