Fernández Martín J, Pereira Candel J, Torres Cantero A
Servicio de Medicina Preventiva, Hospital La Paz, Madrid.
Rev Esp Salud Publica. 1995 Sep-Oct;69(5):385-91.
The 1993 World Bank Development Report analyzes the world health situation from an economic perspective. In spite of the fact that many of the discussed topics are controversial, the report accomplishes an interesting review of different health and socioeconomic indicators. The experts of WHO and the World Bank elaborated a new measurement of the global burden of disease, the Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs). It's an indicator that summarizes the health status of a population, combining mortality, morbidity and disability data. We think that the development of this new indicator is the most novel and positive aspect of the report. This indicator stimulates comparisons between countries and facilitates decision making processes in the health field. The present work summarizes and analyses the most interesting and controversial aspects of the World Bank Development Report.
1993年世界银行发展报告从经济角度分析了世界卫生状况。尽管所讨论的许多话题存在争议，但该报告对不同的健康和社会经济指标进行了有趣的综述。世界卫生组织和世界银行的专家精心设计了一种新的全球疾病负担衡量方法，即伤残调整生命年（DALYs）。这是一个综合死亡率、发病率和残疾数据来总结人口健康状况的指标。我们认为这一新指标的开发是该报告最新颖且积极的方面。该指标促进了各国之间的比较，并有助于卫生领域的决策过程。本研究总结并分析了世界银行发展报告中最有趣和最具争议的方面。
