DWs used in the calculation of DALYs for conditions associated with neonatal sepsis in sub-Saharan Africa.
| Disability weight | Value | Source |
| DW neonatal sepsis | 0.613 | Iran Burden of Disease Study24 |
| DW moderate intellectual and motor delay | 0.221 (0.141–0.314) | WHO Global Burden of Disease 201015 |
| DW cerebral palsy (without intellectual disability) | 0.170 | Dutch Burden of Disease Study24 25 |
| DW during acute meningitis (acute PIH) | 0.894 | Dutch Burden of Disease Study24 25 |
PIH is associated with preceding episodes of neonatal meningitis and cerebral ventriculitis.20 In order to quantify the damage to quality of life posed by PIH, the disability weight for neonatal meningitis was used
*Range gives 95% confidence interval reported in the literature
DALY, daily-adjusted life year; DW, disability weight; PIH, postinfectious hydrocephalus.