Burden of Disease (BoD) - LGAs and regions 2001

Local community health planning requires information regarding the health status of the population being planned for. Comprehensive information is available at a local government level on the health problems of communities and the underlying risk factors contributing to the burden of the disease. This information includes the most important causes of death as well as estimates of the number of people affected by the 50 most important diseases and injuries.

This site provides straightforward access to Burden of disease estimates for areas, diseases and age groups of your choice. Not only numerical estimates are provided but also relevant text descriptions that aim to give meaning and assist in the interpretation of this new information. How the burden estimates were determined (methodology) and links to other relevant web sites for even more information are available at all times while at this site.

Information on the Burden of Disease includes:

Background to the BoD estimates
Provides rationale for undertaking the study, describes the methods used, potential uses for the information and the types of statistics provided.

Search BoD estimates
Search the Burden of Disease estimates database for areas/diseases/ age groups of your choice. Data provided includes numerical estimates with text descriptions to give meaning and assist in interpretation.

Accuracy of BoD estimates
A comprehensive list of diseases with an assessment of their accuracy. Includes comments about the data.

Glossary
A glossary of terms and acronyms used.

Frequently asked questions

Maps
The geographic distribution of differential health status due to the burden of major disease groups in Victoria 2001, is presented and available to download as Adobe Acrobat files.