title: Measuring burden of diseases in a rapidly developing economy: state of Qatar.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study has provided a conceptual and methodological framework to quantify and compare the health of populations.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The objective of the study was to assess the national burden of disease in the population of Qatar using the disability-adjusted life year (DALYs) as a measure of disability.
  
  
  METHODS
  We adapted the methodology described by the World Health Organization for conducting burden of disease to calculate years of life lost due to premature mortality (YLL), years lived with disability (YLD) and disability adjusted life years (DALYs). The study was conducted during the period from November 2011 to October 2012.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The study findings revealed that ischemic heart disease (11.8%) and road traffic accidents (10.3%) were the two leading causes of burden of diseases in Qatar in 2010. The burden of diseases among men (222.04) was found three times more than of women's (71.85). Of the total DALYs, 72.7% was due to non fatal health outcomes and 27.3% was due to premature death. For men, chronic diseases like ischemic heart disease (15.7%) and road traffic accidents (13.7%) accounted great burden and an important source of lost years of healthy life. For women, birth asphyxia and birth trauma (12.6%) and abortion (4.6%) were the two leading causes of disease burden.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of the study have shown that the national health priority areas should cover cardiovascular diseases, road traffic accidents and mental health. The burden of diseases among men was three times of women's.
authors: Weill Cornell Medical College, Qatar. abb2007@qatar-med.cornell.edu
authors: Abdulbari
authors: A
authors: Bener
authors: Mahmoud A
authors: MA
authors: Zirie
authors: Eun-Jung
authors: EJ
authors: Kim
authors: Rama
authors: R
authors: Al Buz
authors: Mouayyad
authors: M
authors: Zaza
authors: Mohammed
authors: M
authors: Al-Nufal
authors: Basma
authors: B
authors: Basha
authors: Edward W
authors: EW
authors: Hillhouse
authors: Elio
authors: E
authors: Riboli
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003906:Developing Countries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004813:Epidemiology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D014943:Global Health; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009026:Mortality / Q000639:trends; D011780:Qatar / Q000453:epidemiology; D012737:Sex Factors; D014944:World Health Organization; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality; D055815:Young Adult