What are the confidence intervals around the DALYs?
Confidence intervals around the DALYs are not calculated because there is no statistical technique available for doing so. There are so many variables which impact on the estimates of Years lived with Disability that it is not possible to calculate confidence intervals. When looking at the DALY rates, and trying to assess the degree of uncertainty in them, it is useful to identify the portion of the DALY rate that is made up of Years of Life Lost (YLL) and the remaining portion that is made up of Years lived with Disability (YLD). Confidence intervals will be made available shortly for YLL rates and thus YLL rates for a LGA can be labelled as significantly higher or lower than the Victorian average.
