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= <span style="font-size:xx-large;">Mortality by Age, Sex, and Cause</span> =
Information on the data and equations used in the Health displays can be found in the wiki page on the [[Health]] sub-module.


Mortality by Age, Sex, and Cause is located as a sub-sub option of Specialized Display, which is in turn located under the Display option on the main IFs page. The Mortality by Age, Sex, and Cause option is also found in the&nbsp;[[Main_Menu_Map|Main Menu Map]]&nbsp;options.
= <span style="font-size:xx-large;">Mortality and Morbidity by Age, Sex, and Cause</span> =


The Mortality by Age, Sex, and Cause option shows the distribution of number of deaths per 1000 people between males and females and between age groups. From this display feature, users can choose to look at the forecasted results of mortality for all countries or groups in the IFs model.
The ''Mortality by Age, Sex, and Cause'' and the ''Morbidity by Age, Sex, and Cause'' pages can be found from the Main Menu: choose the '''Display''' option, the '''Specialized Displays''' sub-option, and the '''''Mortality by Age, Sex, and Cause''' or'' '''''Morbidity by Age, Sex, and Cause''''' sub-sub-option.  Both options are also found in the&nbsp;[[Main_Menu_Map|Main Menu Map]]&nbsp;options. The ''Mortality by Age, Sex, and Cause'' pages show the distribution of the number of deaths per 1000 people between males and females and between age groups for varying causes. The ''Morbidity by Age, Sex, and Cause'' pages show the distribution of the number of people with diseases or illnesses per 1000 people between males and females and between age groups for varying ailments.  
[[File:Mortality by Age, Sex, and Cause Display Example.png|center|thumb|950x950px|An example of the Mortality by Age, Sex, and Cause Display when it is first opened, for Kenya in the year 2030.]]
There are several options and features that can adjust the display to explore the causes and distributions of mortality and morbidity on a deeper level. The ''Morbidity by Age, Sex, and Cause'' display does not have all the options featured below:


[[File:Health.gif|center|Mortality Distribution for Nigeria]]
* [[Repeated Features#General%20Display%20Options|'''Continue''']]: Go back to the previous menu or to the Main Menu of IFs.
* '''Distribution Type''': Select other types of mortality/morbidity charts to be displayed. Click on one of the following sub-options.
** '''All types of Mortality/Morbidity''': Display a distribution of the three main categories: communicable disease, non communicable disease, and injury.
** '''Communicable Disease''': Display a distribution of only communicable disease.
** '''Non communicable Disease''': Display a distribution of only non communicable disease.
** '''Injuries''': Display a distribution of only injuries.
** '''Communicable Disease Subtypes''': Display a distribution of communicable disease broken down into subtypes: AIDS, diarrhea, malaria, respiratory infections, and other communicable diseases.
** '''Non Communicable Disease Subtypes''': Display a distribution of non communicable disease broken down into subtypes: malignant neoplasms, cardio vascular, digestive, respiratory, diabetes, mental health, and other non communicable diseases.
** '''Injuries Subtypes''': Display a distribution of injuries broken down into subtypes: road traffic accidents, intentional, other unintentional.
** '''Compare Countries''': Compare four charts for different countries or groups, years, or scenarios; or any combination of the three. This option will initially bring up four charts for the country and distribution type most recently displayed for the next four 5-year increments, for example 2030, 2035, 2040, and 2045. An example of this display option is shown below for Kenya.
* '''Show Numbers''':
** '''Show Numbers''': Display the numbers that were used to create the current chart being viewed.
** '''Show Factors''': Display the scaling and normalization factors that were used to create the current chart being viewed.
* '''Set Group or Country/Region''': Click '''Countries/Regions''' or '''Groups''' to change between the two or click '''Hide Non Core Groups''' to hide or display them. The current selections will have check mark next to it.
* '''Change Display''': Display a mortality or morbidity chart for any country or group, scenario, or year in IFs by hovering over any of the three sub-options.
** '''[[Country/Region, Group or G-List|Change Countries/Regions]]''' [[Country/Region, Group or G-List|or '''Group''']]: A list will appear; scroll down and then click on the country or group of interest.
** '''Set Year''': A list of available years to display will appear; click on the desired year.
** '''Change Scenario''': Display the results from the base case or any other saved scenario runs by clicking the desired scenario.
** '''Using Deaths''': Choose '''On''' to display in total number of deaths or '''Off''' display deaths per thousand.


The default country for viewing is Afghanistan, but this can be changed by clicking the Change Display feature at the top of the menu. From here, users can change the year, the output color and the country/region that is being shown. If you would like to change to displaying groups, simply click the Using Countries/Regions toggle located on this specialized display menu.
* '''Time''': Hover over to bring up two sub-options to click.
** '''Advance:''' Move the chart forward 5 years.
** '''Regress''': Move the chart backwards 5 years.
* '''Include oldest age group''': Choose '''On''' or '''Off.'''
* '''Change Scale''': Hover over to bring up four sub-options for different ways to adjust the scaling of Mortality or Morbidity charts.
** '''Fix Constant Scale across Time and Regions''': Set a constant scale for the number of deaths or number of people (X) axis across all years and across all countries or groups.
** '''Fix Constant Scale across Time''': Set a constant scale for the number of deaths or number of people (X) axis across all years for the currently selected country or group.
** '''Fix Constant Scale Manually''': Manually set the maximum value to be displayed for Mortality or Morbidity.
* '''Help''': Open the corresponding page in the [[Main Page|Pardee Wiki]].


This standalone version also allows you to distribute the cause of mortality by a number of different factors. Click on the Distribution Type menu option. From here, select one of a variety of output variables.
[[File:Example Compare Countries Mortality Display.png|center|thumb|950x950px|Example of the Compare Countries Mortality Display for Kenya.]]
 
At the bottom of the compare countries screen, select which country, year, and scenario desired to be displayed for each of the four graphs; after adjusting then click '''Refresh''' to change the displays. To switch to a different type of population chart to compare, click '''Distribution Type''' from the menu bar and click the desired distribution.
Click on the Show Data feature to display a tabulated version of the inverted pyramid display.
 
Choose the Show Factors option to learn more about the results in these tables.
 
Finally, choose to normalize the data or keep it unnormalized.


= <span style="font-size:xx-large;">Mortality Display: J-Curve</span> =
= <span style="font-size:xx-large;">Mortality Display: J-Curve</span> =
The ''Mortality Display: J-Curve'' option can be accessed from the Main Menu: choose the '''Display''' option, the '''Specialized Display''' sub-option, and then the '''''Mortality Display: J-Curve''''' sub-sub-option. This option displays the distribution of types of mortality across various dimensions, which include grouping options, gender, years, and different scenarios. The J-Curve refers to the shape that most of the graphs produced in this display option have.
[[File:Example of the Mortality Display J-curve.png|center|thumb|950x950px|Example of the Mortality Display J-curve when first opened.]]


The Mortality Display: J-Curve option is located under the Specialized Display option, located in turn under Display from the main IFs screen. This option allows the user to view the distribution of types of mortality across various dimensions, which include grouping options, gender, years, and different scenarios. The J-Curve refers to the shape that most of the graphs have.
There are several options and features to adjust the display:
 
[[File:Hth.gif|center|Example of mortality display: J-Curve settings]]
 
Upon clicking on Mortality Display, a dialogue box like the one above appears. The dialogue box features a row of options along the top of the screen, boxes with various variables that the user can select, and buttons along the bottom of the screen. The Continue button allows the user to return to the previous screen. The [[Country/Region,_Group_or_G-List|Grouping Options]] button allows the user to select the unit of country, region, group, or Glist. The Age Option allows the user to include people aged over 100 years and/or infants, to display only adults (considered as aged 25 to 100 years old).
 
The Label Options button is useful after the user has selected the dimensions to display on a graph. If the user has chosen to display two or more variables within a single dimension (i.e., multiple years as opposed to a single year), then, after clicking on the Graph button, the user is able to adjust how the lines are labeled. The different labels refer to the various dimensions of which the lines on the graph are composed- by region (1st dimension), mortality type (2nd dimension), gender (3rd dimension), year, and scenario.
 
The Scale options button allows the user to view the graph or table linearly or as a logarithm.


The Display Type option allows the user to choose to view data related to children or to all age groups.
* [[Repeated Features#General%20Display%20Options|'''Continue''']]: Go back to the previous menu or to the Main Menu of IFs.


The Other Display option allows the user to toggle between displaying deaths in real numbers, as deaths in thousands, or as a ratio, as deaths per thousand people.
* '''[[Country/Region, Group or G-List|Grouping Options]]''': Change the display level by clicking '''Using''' '''Countries/Regions''', '''Using Groups''', '''Using Decomposed Groups''', or '''Using G-Lists''' sub-options. The selection for the current chart being displayed will have a checkmark next to it.
* '''Age Options''': Current selections will have a check next them.
** '''Include 100+''': Click to include age groups above 100 years.
** '''Include Infants''': Click to include the 0-1 year infant age category.
** '''Adults Only 25+''':  Click to only display 25+ age groups.
** '''Use GDB Display Categories''': Use the age categories from the Global Burden of Disease Project.
* '''Display Type Options''': Choose between different display options. The current selection will have a checkmark next to it.
** '''J-Curve''': Click to display the typical mortality display for different age groups. This is the default selection.
** '''Probability of Dying as a Child 0-4 (Longitudinal)''': Click to display this specific probability over time to 2100.
** '''Child Mortality Rate per Year 0-4 (Longitudinal)''':Click to display this specific mortality rate over time to 2100.
** '''Probability of Dying as an Adult (Longitudinal)''':Click to display this specific probability over time to 2100.
** '''Adult Mortality Rate per Year (Longitudinal)''': Click to display this specific mortality rate over time to 2100.
** '''Define Adult Age (15 to 59)''': Click to adjust the starting and ending age for the ages in the adult age cohort.
** '''Life Expectancy by Age''': Click to display life expectancy for different ages.
* '''Other Display Type Options''': Click '''Use Deaths''' to display selections in the number of deaths in thousands. '''Use Deaths''' will have a checkmark next to it. Otherwise the default of deaths per thousand will be used.
* '''Help''': Open the corresponding page in the [[Main Page|Pardee Wiki]].
Display Option Fields:


The Generate Comparative Report will generate a report with data from the World Health Organization for comparison with forecasted data from IFs. This report has detail information on causes of death for every region of the world for which the organization has data.
* '''Regions''': Select the desired country or countries, group(s), g-list(s), or decomposed group(s) from the drop down.
* '''Mortality Type:''' Select the desired mortality type(s) from the drop down.
* '''Files''': Select the desired scenario(s) from the drop down.
* '''Gender''': Select the desired gender(s) or total from the drop down.
* '''Years''': Select the desired year(s) to display from the drop down.


Having picked the dimensions and navigated the options at the top of the screen, the user is now ready to generate a graph or table. The user can now click on Graph or Table to display the data.
After adjusting the options and selecting the desired choices from the display option fields click '''Graph''' or '''Table''' to produce the desired display, or click '''Clear''' to revert back to the default selections.
 
[[File:Hth1.gif|center|Example of displayed data in graph]]The options at the top of the new screen, titled Morality Distribution, are similar to those on the first screen displayed above, with the exception that the new screen has the options to save and print the graph or table. The user can alternate between viewing the data ar a graph or table. Clicking the Clear button returns the user to the mortality display screen.
 
[[File:Hth2.gif|center|Example of displayed data in a table]]The table shown above is similar to the regular graph, but has features specific to Mortality Display. For instance, the user is able to exclude certain ages groups under the Age Options located at the top of the dialog box.


= <span style="font-size:xx-large;">Mortality and Disability Years</span> =
= <span style="font-size:xx-large;">Mortality and Disability Years</span> =
The ''Mortality and Disability Years'' display can be accessed from the Main Menu: choose the '''Display''' option, the '''Specialized Display''' sub-option, and then the '''''Mortality and Disability Years''''' sub-sub-option. This options displays years of life lost, years of living with a disability, and disability-adjusted life years for different mortality types.
[[File:Mortality and Disability Specialized Display.png|center|thumb|950x950px|An Example of the Mortality and Disability Years Specialized Display page.]]
There are several options and features to adjust the display:


Mortality and Disability Years is a feature found on the Specialized Display sub-option of the Display Option on the Main Menu. This feature allows the user to forecast mortality from various causes while calculating a discount rate, set by the user. Specifically, the user is able to forecast the number of years of life lost because of a given mortality type, and the years of living with a disability due to contracting a mortality type.
*[[Repeated Features#General%20Display%20Options|'''Continue''']]: Go back to the previous menu or to the Main Menu of IFs.


[[File:Mort.gif|center|Example of settings to forecast mortality from various causes]]
* '''[[Country/Region, Group or G-List|Grouping Options]]''': Change the display level by clicking '''Using''' '''Countries/Regions''', '''Using Groups''', '''Using Decomposed Groups''', or '''Using G-Lists''' sub-options. The selection for the current chart being displayed will have a checkmark next to it.
* '''Change Discount Rate''': Change the discount rate on people's preferences for current over future health benefits; lower weight brings more preference to future benefits and vice versa.
* '''Age Weighting''': Choose '''On''' or '''Off''' to use age weighting, which gives more value to working age years of life lost or with a disease. Choose '''Change Beta''' to adjust the age weighting.
* '''Help''': Open the corresponding page in the [[Main Page|Pardee Wiki]].
Display Option Fields:
* '''Regions''': Select the desired country or countries, group(s), g-list(s), or decomposed group(s) from the drop down.
* '''Mortality Type:''' Select the desired mortality type(s) from the drop down.
* '''Scenarios''': Select the desired scenario(s) from the drop down.
* '''Gender''': Select the desired gender(s) or total from the drop down.
* '''Variables''': Choose '''HLYLL''' to display years of life lost, '''HLYLD''' to display years living with a disability, '''HLDALY''' to display disability-adjusted life years, and any of the three options with '''WORK''' on the end to display the given option for the working age population only.


The use of this feature is similar to other features in the IFs program, such as&nbsp;[http://www.du.edu/ifs/help/use/display/flexpackaged.html Flexible Displays]. While the wide array of features that the IFs program offers may overwhelm those who are just beginning to use the program, they can perhaps take comfort that similarities are found in how the features are used.
After adjusting the options and selecting the desired choices from the display option fields click '''Graph''' or '''Table''' to produce the desired display, or click '''Clear''' to revert back to the default selections.


The first step to using this feature is to select a region to display from the column on the left-hand side of the screen. Countries are listed in the region column by default, but the user is able to display groups, decomposed groups, or g-lists under&nbsp;[http://www.du.edu/ifs/help/use/repeated/countryregion.html Grouping Options], found at the top of the screen.
= <span style="font-size:xx-large;">Health Proximate Driver Display</span> =
 
Next, the user should select the mortality type and which gender to display.


The next steps that the user should take are found at the top of the screen. The user should consider at what percent to set the discount rate. Simply put, the discount rate is often used to estimate the time value of money- that is, the value of a given sum of money over time relative to a base year. Assuming that having money is better presently than in the future, the diminished worth of the future money is estimated by ‘discounting’ the money by a percentage for every year into the future. For instance, with a discount rate of 4%, $100 at year 1 is worth $100. At year 2, however, that $100 is worth $96; at year 3, $92.16; at year 4, $88.47, and so on. The percentage is set at 3% by default, but the user is able to adjust the percentage.
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Feature is no longer available or outdated in the model. 
Lastly, the user should click on Display options and decide whether to display Years of Life Lost (YYL), Years of Living with Disability (YLD), or Disability Adjustment Living Years (DALY). DALY is calculated by adding together YYL and YLD, so that YYL + YLD = DALY.
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The user is now ready to display the result of the previous steps in the form of a&nbsp;[http://www.du.edu/ifs/help/use/repeated/general/graph/graph.html graph]&nbsp;or&nbsp;[http://www.du.edu/ifs/help/use/repeated/general/table.html table]. Note, however, that the discount rate or display options cannot be changed while a graph or table is open. Close the open application, and then adjust the discount rate or display option. Then the recalculated data can be displayed in a table or graph.
 
= <span style="font-size:xx-large;">Health Proximate Driver Display</span> =


Health Proximate Driver Display is a sub-sub-option of Specialized Display, which is a sub-option of Display, which is in turn an option on the main menu of IFs. The Health Proximate Driver Display allows the user to view the level of a given driver and the effect of that driver on the level of mortality in a&nbsp;[http://www.du.edu/ifs/help/use/repeated/countryregion.html country/group or region]&nbsp;over time.
Health Proximate Driver Display is a sub-sub-option of Specialized Display, which is a sub-option of Display, which is in turn an option on the main menu of IFs. The Health Proximate Driver Display allows the user to view the level of a given driver and the effect of that driver on the level of mortality in a&nbsp;[[Country/Region,_Group_or_G-List|country/group or region]]&nbsp;over time.


To use this application, first select one or more proximate drivers. Next, the user may choose a country/group or region to display. The user can toggle through the different selections under the Grouping Options heading. After selecting a driver, other boxes may appear which offer ways to disaggregate the data represented by the driver according to gender, age, and types of access to safe water and sanitation. If displayed, the user selects the desired 2nd and 3rd dimensions, and then selects one or more files that display the trends of the data over time. The user then opts to view the data in a&nbsp;[http://www.du.edu/ifs/help/use/repeated/general/table.html table]&nbsp;or as a&nbsp;[http://www.du.edu/ifs/help/use/repeated/general/graph/index.html graph]. By clicking on Display Options, the user can choose to view the level of the drivers, the effect on mortality of the driver, or both.
To use this application, first select one or more proximate drivers. Next, choose a country/group or region to display. Toggle through the different selections under the Grouping Options heading. After selecting a driver, other boxes may appear which offer ways to disaggregate the data represented by the driver according to gender, age, and types of access to safe water and sanitation. If displayed, the user selects the desired 2nd and 3rd dimensions, and then selects one or more files that display the trends of the data over time. The user then opts to view the data in a&nbsp;[[General_Display_Options#Table_Use|table]]&nbsp;or as a&nbsp;[[General_Display_Options#Graph_Use|graph]]. In Display Options, choose to view the level of the drivers, the effect on mortality of the driver, or both.


[[File:Mort1.gif|center|Example of settings to display the effect of a driver on the level of mortality]]
[[File:Mort1.gif|frame|center|Example of settings to display the effect of a driver on the level of mortality]]

Latest revision as of 21:56, 18 July 2025

Information on the data and equations used in the Health displays can be found in the wiki page on the Health sub-module.

Mortality and Morbidity by Age, Sex, and Cause

The Mortality by Age, Sex, and Cause and the Morbidity by Age, Sex, and Cause pages can be found from the Main Menu: choose the Display option, the Specialized Displays sub-option, and the Mortality by Age, Sex, and Cause or Morbidity by Age, Sex, and Cause sub-sub-option. Both options are also found in the Main Menu Map options. The Mortality by Age, Sex, and Cause pages show the distribution of the number of deaths per 1000 people between males and females and between age groups for varying causes. The Morbidity by Age, Sex, and Cause pages show the distribution of the number of people with diseases or illnesses per 1000 people between males and females and between age groups for varying ailments.

An example of the Mortality by Age, Sex, and Cause Display when it is first opened, for Kenya in the year 2030.

There are several options and features that can adjust the display to explore the causes and distributions of mortality and morbidity on a deeper level. The Morbidity by Age, Sex, and Cause display does not have all the options featured below:

  • Continue: Go back to the previous menu or to the Main Menu of IFs.
  • Distribution Type: Select other types of mortality/morbidity charts to be displayed. Click on one of the following sub-options.
    • All types of Mortality/Morbidity: Display a distribution of the three main categories: communicable disease, non communicable disease, and injury.
    • Communicable Disease: Display a distribution of only communicable disease.
    • Non communicable Disease: Display a distribution of only non communicable disease.
    • Injuries: Display a distribution of only injuries.
    • Communicable Disease Subtypes: Display a distribution of communicable disease broken down into subtypes: AIDS, diarrhea, malaria, respiratory infections, and other communicable diseases.
    • Non Communicable Disease Subtypes: Display a distribution of non communicable disease broken down into subtypes: malignant neoplasms, cardio vascular, digestive, respiratory, diabetes, mental health, and other non communicable diseases.
    • Injuries Subtypes: Display a distribution of injuries broken down into subtypes: road traffic accidents, intentional, other unintentional.
    • Compare Countries: Compare four charts for different countries or groups, years, or scenarios; or any combination of the three. This option will initially bring up four charts for the country and distribution type most recently displayed for the next four 5-year increments, for example 2030, 2035, 2040, and 2045. An example of this display option is shown below for Kenya.
  • Show Numbers:
    • Show Numbers: Display the numbers that were used to create the current chart being viewed.
    • Show Factors: Display the scaling and normalization factors that were used to create the current chart being viewed.
  • Set Group or Country/Region: Click Countries/Regions or Groups to change between the two or click Hide Non Core Groups to hide or display them. The current selections will have check mark next to it.
  • Change Display: Display a mortality or morbidity chart for any country or group, scenario, or year in IFs by hovering over any of the three sub-options.
    • Change Countries/Regions or Group: A list will appear; scroll down and then click on the country or group of interest.
    • Set Year: A list of available years to display will appear; click on the desired year.
    • Change Scenario: Display the results from the base case or any other saved scenario runs by clicking the desired scenario.
    • Using Deaths: Choose On to display in total number of deaths or Off display deaths per thousand.
  • Time: Hover over to bring up two sub-options to click.
    • Advance: Move the chart forward 5 years.
    • Regress: Move the chart backwards 5 years.
  • Include oldest age group: Choose On or Off.
  • Change Scale: Hover over to bring up four sub-options for different ways to adjust the scaling of Mortality or Morbidity charts.
    • Fix Constant Scale across Time and Regions: Set a constant scale for the number of deaths or number of people (X) axis across all years and across all countries or groups.
    • Fix Constant Scale across Time: Set a constant scale for the number of deaths or number of people (X) axis across all years for the currently selected country or group.
    • Fix Constant Scale Manually: Manually set the maximum value to be displayed for Mortality or Morbidity.
  • Help: Open the corresponding page in the Pardee Wiki.
Example of the Compare Countries Mortality Display for Kenya.

At the bottom of the compare countries screen, select which country, year, and scenario desired to be displayed for each of the four graphs; after adjusting then click Refresh to change the displays. To switch to a different type of population chart to compare, click Distribution Type from the menu bar and click the desired distribution.

Mortality Display: J-Curve

The Mortality Display: J-Curve option can be accessed from the Main Menu: choose the Display option, the Specialized Display sub-option, and then the Mortality Display: J-Curve sub-sub-option. This option displays the distribution of types of mortality across various dimensions, which include grouping options, gender, years, and different scenarios. The J-Curve refers to the shape that most of the graphs produced in this display option have.

Example of the Mortality Display J-curve when first opened.

There are several options and features to adjust the display:

  • Continue: Go back to the previous menu or to the Main Menu of IFs.
  • Grouping Options: Change the display level by clicking Using Countries/Regions, Using Groups, Using Decomposed Groups, or Using G-Lists sub-options. The selection for the current chart being displayed will have a checkmark next to it.
  • Age Options: Current selections will have a check next them.
    • Include 100+: Click to include age groups above 100 years.
    • Include Infants: Click to include the 0-1 year infant age category.
    • Adults Only 25+: Click to only display 25+ age groups.
    • Use GDB Display Categories: Use the age categories from the Global Burden of Disease Project.
  • Display Type Options: Choose between different display options. The current selection will have a checkmark next to it.
    • J-Curve: Click to display the typical mortality display for different age groups. This is the default selection.
    • Probability of Dying as a Child 0-4 (Longitudinal): Click to display this specific probability over time to 2100.
    • Child Mortality Rate per Year 0-4 (Longitudinal):Click to display this specific mortality rate over time to 2100.
    • Probability of Dying as an Adult (Longitudinal):Click to display this specific probability over time to 2100.
    • Adult Mortality Rate per Year (Longitudinal): Click to display this specific mortality rate over time to 2100.
    • Define Adult Age (15 to 59): Click to adjust the starting and ending age for the ages in the adult age cohort.
    • Life Expectancy by Age: Click to display life expectancy for different ages.
  • Other Display Type Options: Click Use Deaths to display selections in the number of deaths in thousands. Use Deaths will have a checkmark next to it. Otherwise the default of deaths per thousand will be used.
  • Help: Open the corresponding page in the Pardee Wiki.

Display Option Fields:

  • Regions: Select the desired country or countries, group(s), g-list(s), or decomposed group(s) from the drop down.
  • Mortality Type: Select the desired mortality type(s) from the drop down.
  • Files: Select the desired scenario(s) from the drop down.
  • Gender: Select the desired gender(s) or total from the drop down.
  • Years: Select the desired year(s) to display from the drop down.

After adjusting the options and selecting the desired choices from the display option fields click Graph or Table to produce the desired display, or click Clear to revert back to the default selections.

Mortality and Disability Years

The Mortality and Disability Years display can be accessed from the Main Menu: choose the Display option, the Specialized Display sub-option, and then the Mortality and Disability Years sub-sub-option. This options displays years of life lost, years of living with a disability, and disability-adjusted life years for different mortality types.

An Example of the Mortality and Disability Years Specialized Display page.

There are several options and features to adjust the display:

  • Continue: Go back to the previous menu or to the Main Menu of IFs.
  • Grouping Options: Change the display level by clicking Using Countries/Regions, Using Groups, Using Decomposed Groups, or Using G-Lists sub-options. The selection for the current chart being displayed will have a checkmark next to it.
  • Change Discount Rate: Change the discount rate on people's preferences for current over future health benefits; lower weight brings more preference to future benefits and vice versa.
  • Age Weighting: Choose On or Off to use age weighting, which gives more value to working age years of life lost or with a disease. Choose Change Beta to adjust the age weighting.
  • Help: Open the corresponding page in the Pardee Wiki.

Display Option Fields:

  • Regions: Select the desired country or countries, group(s), g-list(s), or decomposed group(s) from the drop down.
  • Mortality Type: Select the desired mortality type(s) from the drop down.
  • Scenarios: Select the desired scenario(s) from the drop down.
  • Gender: Select the desired gender(s) or total from the drop down.
  • Variables: Choose HLYLL to display years of life lost, HLYLD to display years living with a disability, HLDALY to display disability-adjusted life years, and any of the three options with WORK on the end to display the given option for the working age population only.

After adjusting the options and selecting the desired choices from the display option fields click Graph or Table to produce the desired display, or click Clear to revert back to the default selections.

Health Proximate Driver Display

Feature is no longer available or outdated in the model.

Health Proximate Driver Display is a sub-sub-option of Specialized Display, which is a sub-option of Display, which is in turn an option on the main menu of IFs. The Health Proximate Driver Display allows the user to view the level of a given driver and the effect of that driver on the level of mortality in a country/group or region over time.

To use this application, first select one or more proximate drivers. Next, choose a country/group or region to display. Toggle through the different selections under the Grouping Options heading. After selecting a driver, other boxes may appear which offer ways to disaggregate the data represented by the driver according to gender, age, and types of access to safe water and sanitation. If displayed, the user selects the desired 2nd and 3rd dimensions, and then selects one or more files that display the trends of the data over time. The user then opts to view the data in a table or as a graph. In Display Options, choose to view the level of the drivers, the effect on mortality of the driver, or both.

Example of settings to display the effect of a driver on the level of mortality
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