How Are Measures of Mortality Mortality Rate) and Disability-Adjusted Life

Multiple Choice

How are measures of mortality mortality rate) and disability-adjusted life years DALYs) related within a population?

A) By the formula DALY = Mortality rate/2
B) If the mortality rate for a given disease is high, the DALYs from that disease also will be high.
C) There is no consistent relationship; for some diseases both mortality and DALYs are high but for others, death occurs quickly so the mortality rate may be high but DALYs are low.
D) There is an inverse relationship between mortality rate and DALYs.