disability-adjusted life year

noun

A measure of overall disease burden, expressed as the number of years lost due to ill-health, disability or early death.

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Meanings

noundisability-adjusted life year (plural disability-adjusted life years)

plural disability-adjusted life years · alternative disability adjusted life year

  1. medicineA measure of overall disease burden, expressed as the number of years lost due to ill-health, disability or early death.

    Synonyms: DALY

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA measure of overall disease burden, expressed as the number of years lost due to ill-health, disability or early death.

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DALY
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APA

disability-adjusted life year. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disability-adjusted%20life%20year

MLA

“disability-adjusted life year.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disability-adjusted%20life%20year. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disability-adjusted life year,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disability-adjusted%20life%20year.

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