Allocated health states and maximal disability weights at each time point
| Health state name17 (Health state ID) | Health state lay description | Number for whom this disease state is their worst state at each time point (n, %) | ||||||
| GBD disability weight (uncertainty interval) | T0 (n=403) | T6 (n=376) | T12 (n=368) | T24 (n=319) | T30 (n=308) | T36 (n=301) | ||
| Acute myocardial infarction, days 3–28 (StateACUTE_MI) | Gets short of breath after heavy physical activity, and tires easily, but has no problems when at rest. The person has to take medication every day and has some anxiety. | 0.074 (0.049–0.105) | 1 (0.2%) | 1 (0.3%) | 1 (0.3%) | |||
| Anaemia, moderate (StateANEMIA_MOD) | Feels moderate fatigue, weakness, and shortness of breath after exercise, making daily activities more difficult. | 0.052 (0.034–0.076) | 2 (0.7%) | |||||
| Anaemia, severe (StateANEMIA_SEV) | Feels very weak, tired and short of breath, and has problems with activities that require physical effort or deep concentration. | 0.149 (0.101–0.209) | 37 (9.2%) | 4 (1.1%) | 11 (3.0%) | 2 (0.6%) | 1 (0.3%) | 2 (0.7%) |
| Asthma, controlled (StateASTHMA_CON) | Has wheezing and cough once a month, which does not cause difficulty with daily activities. | 0.015 (0.007–0.026) | 1 (0.2%) | 4 (1.1%) | 1 (0.3%) | 4 (1.3%) | 3 (1.0%) | 1 (0.3%) |
| Asthma, partially controlled (StateASTHMA_PAR_CON) | Has wheezing and cough once a week, which causes some difficulty with daily activities. | 0.036 (0.022–0.055) | ||||||
| Asthma, uncontrolled (StateASTHMA_UNCON) | Has wheezing, cough and shortness of breath more than twice a week, which causes difficulty with daily activities and sometimes wakes the person at night. | 0.133 (0.086–0.192) | ||||||
| COPD and other chronic respiratory problems, mild (StateCOPD_MILD) | Has cough and shortness of breath after heavy physical activity, but is able to walk long distances and climb stairs. | 0.019 [0.011–0.033 | 4 (1.0%) | 1 (0.3%) | 2 (0.6%) | 1 (0.3%) | ||
| COPD and other chronic respiratory problems, moderate (StateCOPD_MOD) | Has cough, wheezing and shortness of breath, even after light physical activity. The person feels tired and can walk only short distances or climb only a few stairs. | 0.225 (0.153–0.310) | 94 (23.3%) | 52 (13.8%) | 47 (12.8%) | 20 (6.3%) | 14 (4.5%) | 14 (4.7%) |
| COPD and other chronic respiratory problems, severe (StateCOPD_SEV) | Has cough, wheezing and shortness of breath all the time. The person has great difficulty walking even short distances or climbing any stairs, feels tired when at rest, and is anxious. | 0.408 (0.273–0.556) | 1 (0.3%) | |||||
| Heart failure, mild (StateHF_MILD) | Is short of breath and easily tires with moderate physical activity, such as walking uphill or more than a quarter-mile on level ground. The person feels comfortable at rest or during activities requiring less effort. | 0.041 (0.026–0.062) | 42 (10.4%) | 40 (10.6%) | 29 (7.9%) | 23 (7.2%) | 21 (6.8%) | 21 (7.0%) |
| Heart failure, moderate (StateHF_MOD) | Is short of breath and easily tires with minimal physical activity, such as walking only a short distance. The person feels comfortable at rest but avoids moderate activity. | 0.072 (0.047–0.103) | 43 (10.7%) | 16 (4.3%) | 9 (2.4%) | 4 (1.3%) | 6 (1.9%) | 6 (2.0%) |
| Heart failure, severe (StateHF_SEV) | Is short of breath and feels tired when at rest. The person avoids any physical activity, for fear of worsening the breathing problems. | 0.179 (0.122–0.251) | ||||||
| Any disability weight | – | – | 222 (55.1%) | 116 (30.9%) | 99 (26.9%) | 57 (17.9%) | 45 (14.6%) | 47 (15.6%) |
COPD, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; GBD, Global Burden of Disease.