Major disease categories have mostly seen better outcomes along with higher spending

Health & Wellbeing

What do we know about the burden of disease in the U.S.?

This chart collection explores trends in the burden of disease in the U.S. and comparable countries. Disease burden (measured in disability adjusted life years, or DALYs) is a measure that takes into account years of life lost due to premature death as well as years of productive life lost to poor health or disability. While disease burden […]