statistical measure indicating loss of years of healthy life through disabling disease in a specified population, as measured in DALYs (q.v.). See also: disability-adjusted life years.
glo·bal bur·den of dis·ease
(glō'băl bŭr'dĕn di-zēz') Mathematical measure of loss of healthy life years due to disabling diseases in a country's population. See also: disability-adjusted life yearsAcronymsSeeGBD