In the global burden of disease (GBD) study, disability weig…
In the global burden of disease (GBD) study, disability weight (DW) is used in the Years Lost to Disability (YLD) – one of the two components of the DALY – calculation. The disability quantifies societal preference for different health states. However, the use of disability weight for certain health states (or diseases) remains controversial as derivations of associated disability weights were not objectively measured. The statement is