LIU Cardiovascular Disease in the United States and Ethiopia Paper

I chose Ethiopia for the low income nation

A DALY or disability adjusted life years is a term used an an indicator of health status global and public health. It is a summary of losses due to premature death and years lived within a population.

Global Burden of Disease Study: See resources posted on blackboard and at end of this document

CIA Factbook

https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/

Choose one of the leading causes of DALY (PICK ONE!)

COPD

Low Back Pain

Type 2 DM

Self- Harm

Depression

Coronary Disease/CVA

Maternal Mortality

Infant Mortality

Lung Cancer

Nutritional Issues (deficiency, obesity etc.)

Liver Disease

Sexual Assault

MVA/Road injury

Find a low or low middle income nation which also experiences a similar increased morbidity and mortality from this condition and compare this to the United States — I CHOSE ETHIOPIA!!!!