Global Burden of Disease considers a few impacts
Years of life lost
Years of disability
But does not consider
Costs of health the problem
Medicines, hospitalizations,
Care needed - family or professional
Reduction in income
Causes of premature death
Lifespan reduction or healthspan reduction
Change in Disability Life Years in 30 years
Daily Adjusted Life Years 2010: 1 = best in world
Iceland is the best in the world in 3 out of 5 health measures
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Top 10 causes of death in Iceland
Icelandic Health problems that are the top 10 Disability Life Years
https://www.healthdata.org/research-analysis/health-by-location/profiles/iceland
VitaminDWiki - Back Pain category:
- Low back pain 2X more likely if very low Vitamin D – meta-analysis Nov 2017
- Lumbar degenerative disc diseases might be fought by Vitamin D Receptor activation– many studies
- Back pain was found in one study to be relieved in 95% of patients by vitamin D
- Vitamin D treats many types of Chronic Pains
- Vitamin D improves bone health, which decreases back problems
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44 items in the Back Pain category in VitaminDWiki - Magnesium also reduces back pain
- by reducing muscle tension and improving bones- Founder of VitaminDWiki found a combination including Vit D plus Mg to be great
VitaminDWiki - Global Burden of Disease - Dec 2012
https://www.thelancet.com/gbd updated 2020
VitaminDWiki - Iceland and Vitamin D - many studies
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