Measuring the burden of disease using disability-adjusted life years in Shilin County of Yunnan Province, China

Table 5 YLL/1,000, YLD/1,000, and DALY/1,000 population by major disease groups of the heaviest disease burden township in Shilin County (2003)

Causes	YLL/1,000^a	YLD/1,000^a	DALY/1,000^a
Maternal conditions	13	1.3	14.3
Unintentional injuries	11.6	0.7	12.3
Intentional injuries	8.1	1.3	9.4
Cardiovascular diseases	8.9	0.4	9.3
Respiratory diseases	7.5	0.7	8.2

^aThese indicators are calculated by summing Muzhuqing township and Xijiekou township

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