Measuring Burden of Diseases in a Rapidly Developing Economy: State of Qatar

Abstract

Background:The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study has provided a conceptual and methodological framework to quantify and compare the health of populations.Aim:The objective of the study was to assess the national burden of disease in the population of Qatar using the disability-adjusted life year (DALYs) as a measure of disability.Methods:We adapted the methodology described by the World Health Organization for conducting burden of disease to calculate years of life lost due to premature mortality (YLL), years lived with disability (YLD) and disability adjusted life years (DALYs). The study was conducted during the period from November 2011 to October 2012.Results::The study findings revealed that ischemic heart disease (11.8%) and road traffic accidents (10.3%) were the two leading causes of burden of diseases in Qatar in 2010. The burden of diseases among men (222.04) was found three times more than of women's (71.85). Of the total DALYs, 72.7% was due to non fatal health outcomes and 27.3% was due to premature death. For men, chronic diseases like ischemic heart disease (15.7%) and road traffic accidents (13.7%) accounted great burden and an important source of lost years of healthy life. For women, birth asphyxia and birth trauma (12.6%) and abortion (4.6%) were the two leading causes of disease burden.Conclusion::The results of the study have shown that the national health priority areas should cover cardiovascular diseases, road traffic accidents and mental health. The burden of diseases among men was three times of women's.

Traumatic injury among females: does gender matter?

“…Moreover, the annual incidence of burn-related mortalities exceeds 300,000 worldwide [2]. A recent report from Qatar showed that the burden of diseases among men was found three times more than of women's [3]. For men, chronic diseases like CVD (15.7%) and motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) (13.7%) represent a great burden and an important source of lost years of healthy life.…”

“…Despite that, there is a lack of relevant literature on the incidence of trauma involving female gender. We reviewed all the relevant studies from our institute during the last 5 years period (Table  1) [3,7-18]. In these studies, representation of females was very low in comparison to males.…”

Anticancer Activity of Camel Milk via Induction of Autophagic Death in Human Colorectal and Breast Cancer Cells

“…Cancer forms one of the leading causes of millions of deaths worldwide. An increasing incidence in the prevalence of this fatal disease is being observed in the Middle East region, with the breast cancer (Al-Kuraya et al, 2005) and colon cancer (Arafa and Farhat, 2015) ranking high, especially within the State of Qatar (Rasul et al, 2001;Bener et al, 2008;Bener et al, 2010;Bener et al, 2012). Among Arab women, breast cancer is ranked first among all cancers and has the highest rate of morbidity and mortality among women (Bazarbashi et al, 2017).…”

Traffic Safety in Developed and Developing Countries: A Comparative Analysis

“…Recent efforts were made to develop road safety strategies for developing countries such as those for Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Bahrain [20]- [22]. However, some of these attempts were not very comprehensive and many were not fully implemented.…”