DiseaseMeasure

-- Name -- Disease measure

Different ways in which data on diseases and related health problems in a population can be reported. -- Description -- There is a strong agreement between the two codelists addressed in the Data Specifications Document; the “ICD10Value” and the “CODValue” codelist. Taking into account that the main source of harmonized data is Eurostat, the reporting formats of Eurostat should be promoted in the definition of DiseaseMeasureType: • Absolute numbers: the total prevalence of a disease or mortality cause, without any further weighing or processing; • Crude death rate: describes mortality in relation to the total population. Expressed in deaths per 100,000 inhabitants, it is calculated as the number of deaths recorded in the population for a given period divided by population in the same period and then multiplied by 100,000; • Standardised death rate: weighted average of age-specific mortality rates. The weighting factor is the age distribution of a standard reference population. Standardised death rates are calculated for the age group 0-64 ('premature death') and for the total of ages. As most causes of death vary significantly with people's age and sex, the use of standardised death rates improves comparability over time and between countries. The reporting formats as presented above are regulated through the European Parliament’s “ Regulation on Community statistics on public health and health and safety at work (EC) No 1338/2008”.