Burden of Disease (BoD) - LGAs and regions 1996

Local community health planning requires information regarding the health status of the population. Information is available for Victoria and also at the level of the local government area and region on the disease burden and underlying risk factors. This includes the most important causes of death, as well as, estimates of the disease burden of the 50 most important diseases and injuries.

This site provides access to burden of disease estimates, for broad disease group and/or for specific diseases, for Victoria, its local government areas and regions, by sex and up to nine age groups. Where relevant, text descriptions that give meaning and assist in the interpretation of this data is also provided. Methodology on how the estimates were made and links to other relevant web sites, for 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
Victorian DHS metropolitan and regional maps of local government areas.