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Disability-adjusted life years attributed to nutritional deficiencies (DALYs/100,000)

Level State3 years

Definition

Disability-adjusted life years attributed to nutritional deficiencies combines the number of years lost due to premature deaths and due to time lived in states of less than full health in the population. This indicator is a marker of nutritional deficiency burden to the population health and well-being.

Interpretation

Higher values for this indicator point to a higher burden of nutritional deficiency in population health and, consequently, to a lower sustainability of the food system nutritional aspect.

Data source

GBD Results tool: Use the following to cite data included in this download: Global Burden of Disease Collaborative Network. Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 (GBD 2023) Results. Seattle, United States: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), 2024. Available from https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-results/.

LevelPeriodicity
State3 years