Dictionary
The Dictionary provides concise definitions of health economics terms, arranged alphabetically for quick reference. Use it to understand unfamiliar terminology or confirm the meaning of a specific term.
D
- Disability WeightDW, Severity Weighting Value
- A value between zero and one representing the severity of health loss from a specific non-fatal condition, used to calculate years lived with disability.
Y
- Years Lived with DisabilityYLD
- A component of the disability-adjusted life year representing healthy years lost to a non-fatal condition, found by multiplying its prevalence by its disability weight.
- Yld Calculation
- The process of computing years lived with disability by multiplying the prevalent cases of a condition by its average duration and disability weight.