TY - JOUR
T1 - Economic value of disability-adjusted life years lost to violence
T2 - Estimates for WHO Member States
AU - Brown, David W.
PY - 2008/9
Y1 - 2008/9
N2 - Violence is an important public health challenge with substantial economic consequences for the affected individuals, families, and communities. Using data from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank, the economic value of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) lost due to violence in 2002 was estimated for WHO Member States and presented as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP). Results indicated an estimated 48.4 million DALYs were lost as a result of 1.6 million deaths due to violence in 2002, for a total estimated economic value of US$ 151 billion (in constant US$ for the year 2000). Expressed as a percentage of GDP, the economic value of DALYs lost due to violence ranged from 0.04% to 5.1% across the 193 Member States. Much more is needed in terms of quantifying the economic burden of violence globally, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, where the burden of violence is greatest.
AB - Violence is an important public health challenge with substantial economic consequences for the affected individuals, families, and communities. Using data from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank, the economic value of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) lost due to violence in 2002 was estimated for WHO Member States and presented as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP). Results indicated an estimated 48.4 million DALYs were lost as a result of 1.6 million deaths due to violence in 2002, for a total estimated economic value of US$ 151 billion (in constant US$ for the year 2000). Expressed as a percentage of GDP, the economic value of DALYs lost due to violence ranged from 0.04% to 5.1% across the 193 Member States. Much more is needed in terms of quantifying the economic burden of violence globally, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, where the burden of violence is greatest.
KW - Cost of illness
KW - Violence
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/54549102258
U2 - 10.1590/S1020-49892008000900007
DO - 10.1590/S1020-49892008000900007
M3 - Article
C2 - 19115548
AN - SCOPUS:54549102258
SN - 1020-4989
VL - 24
SP - 203
EP - 209
JO - Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health
JF - Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health
IS - 3
ER -
