Otolaryngology and the Global Burden of Disease

James E Saunders; Zane Rankin; Kathryn Y Noonan

doi:10.1016/j.otc.2018.01.016

Otolaryngology and the Global Burden of Disease

Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2018 Jun;51(3):515-534. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2018.01.016.

Authors

James E Saunders¹, Zane Rankin², Kathryn Y Noonan³

Affiliations

¹ Geisel Medical School at Dartmouth, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, One Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA. Electronic address: James.E.Saunders@hitchcock.org.
² Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, 2301 Fifth Avenue, Suite 600, Seattle, WA 98121, USA.
³ House Ear Clinic, 2100 West 3rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90057-1999, USA.

PMID: 29773124
DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2018.01.016

Abstract

The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) project provides longitudinal analysis of the global burden of otolaryngologic diseases by measuring the all-cause mortality, years of life lost, the years of life lived with disability, and disability-adjusted life years. Hearing loss burden is assessed overall and as sequelae of other diseases, such as otitis media or meningitis. Using these measures, we can appreciate the high prevalence and disability related to hearing loss globally. Other otolaryngologic diseases that contribute to the GBD include otitis media, cleft lip and palate, head and neck cancer, facial trauma, and oral disorders.

Keywords: Disability-adjusted life years (DALY); Global Burden of Disease; Hearing loss; Years lived with disease (LYD).

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cost of Illness*
Disabled Persons / statistics & numerical data*
Global Burden of Disease / trends*
Global Health*
Hearing Loss / epidemiology
Humans
Mortality
Otolaryngology
Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases / classification
Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases / mortality*
Quality-Adjusted Life Years
Risk Factors