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Objectives of this presentation
• Full form and Definition of PQLI
• What DALY is
• Calculation of DALY
• Uses of DALY
PQLI (Physical Quality of Life Index)
• The Physical Quality of Life Index (PQLI) is an
attempt to measure the quality of life or well-being of a
country.
• Consolidates 3 indicators:
IMR (Infant Mortality Rate)
Life expectancy at age 1 and
Literacy
• For each component, the national and international
performance of countries is measured on a scale of 0
to performance of 100 with 0 defining the absolute
worst performance and 100 defining the absolute
best performance.
PQLI = A+B+C
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DALY (Disability Adjusted Life Years)
• It is a measure of overall disease burden
expressed as a number of years lost over ill
health, disability or early death.
3. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_Quality_of
_Life_Index
4. https://222.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12261723
5. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disability-
adjusted_life_year