The sum of years of potential life lost due to premature mortality from cardiovascular diseases and the years of productive life lost due to disability from cardiovascular diseases; expressed as an age-standardized rate per 100,000 population, in males, using the IHME standard. DALY are also defined as years of healthy life lost. DALY is calculated as: DALY = YLL (Years of life lost) + YLD (Years lived with disability).
Source: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
