OBJECTIVE:
to estimate the burden of disease by AIDS in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil, in 2009.
METHODS:
a descriptive ecological study, using secondary data from Diseases Information System Notification and Mortality Information System; the burden of disease (disability-adjusted life years [DALY]) is the sum of years lost due to premature death (years of life lost [YLL]) and lived with disability (years lived with disability [YLD]).
RESULTS:
2,675.8 DALY were estimated (655.4 DALY/100,000 inhabitants), the YLL component accounted for 78% of DALY; the burden was higher among men (909.5 DALY/100,000 inhabitants) and in the age group 45-59 years (DALY 1423.3/100,000 inhabitants).
CONCLUSION:
the burden was high, and the mortality was primarily responsible for this value, and the highest DALY rates were found in males aged 30-44 years.
Burden of Disease; Disability-Adjusted Life Years; AIDS; Ecological Studies; Epidemiology, Descriptive
