Disability Weight (DW) is a crucial metric in the field of epidemiology and public health. It quantifies the burden of living with a disease or health condition in terms of the reduction in quality of life. DW values typically range from 0 (representing perfect health) to 1 (representing a health state equivalent to death). These weights are used to compute Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs), a composite measure that combines both years of life lost due to premature mortality and years lived with disability.
