Estimating the global burden of MDD

One approach to estimating the burden of disease is to calculate disability-adjusted life years – the sum of the non-fatal burden of a disease or condition, and the fatal burden of that disease or condition.^1,2

References:

1.GBD 2021 Diseases and Injuries Collaborators. Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Lancet 2024; 403 (10440): 2133–2161.

2.WHO website. https://www.who.int/data/gho/indicator-metadata-registry/imr-details/158. Accessed December 2024.