Can non-fatal burden estimates from the Global Burden of Disease study be used locally? An investigation using models of stroke and diabetes for South Africa

• Main Authors: Victoria Pillay-van Wyk (Author), Rifqah Abeeda Roomaney (Author), Mweete Debra Nglazi (Author), Oluwatoyin Folashade Awotiwon (Author), Judith M Katzenellenbogen (Author), Tracy Glass (Author), Janetta Debora Joubert (Author), Debbie Bradshaw (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) approach estimates disease burden by combining fatal (years of life lost) and non-fatal burden prevalence-based years of life lived with disability (PYLDs) estimates. Although South Africa has data to estimate mortality, prevalence data to estimate non-...