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Table 1 Definition of variables and measurement

From: The burden of transport injury and risk factors in India from 1990 to 2019: evidence from the global burden of disease study

Measure

Number

Percent

Rate

Deaths (mortality)

Number of deaths in the population

The proportion of deaths for a particular cause relative to deaths from all causes

Deaths per 100,000 population

Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs)

Number of DALYs in the population

The proportion of DALYs for a particular cause relative to DALYs for all causes

DALYs per 100,000 population

Incidence

Number of new cases in the population

The proportion of new cases of a particular cause relative to cases from all causes

New cases per 100,000 population

  1. Source: Author’s estimation from GBD -2019 (IHME, 2020)