https://twitter.com/PWGTennant/status/643756604387651584
Imagine if health resources (and/or research funding) were distributed according to burden of DALYs? Who'd win/lose?
Comes from WHO's new #GBD tool: http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare/
Anyone able to see whether ME/CFS on this? I know people like @Snow Leopard have argued we might do well if research resources were based on DALYs but not good if we're not registering.
Definition of DALY:
The disability-adjusted life year (DALY) is a measure of overall disease burden, expressed as the number of years lost due to ill-health, disability or early death.