eTable 1. Calculation of years lived with disability (YLD) due to COVID-19 in Germany in 2020 *¹.

Definition of severity grade		Parameter
Grade	Case definition	Distribution *2	Duration of illness	Disability weights
Asymptomatic	no reported symptoms corresponding to COVID-19, or else no information on clinical manifestations	42%	14 days	0.000
Mild	general signs of illness, sore throat, runny nose, disturbance of smell or taste, diarrhea, or clinical manifestations are present	25%	14 days	0.006
Moderate	the above and, in addition:fever, cough, or pneumonia	27%	14 days	0.051
Severe	hospitalization (but not in an intensive care unit)	5%	21 days	0.133
Very severe/critical	intensive care	< 1%	32 days	0.655
Total		100%

*¹ Source: the authors’ own definition,based on those of the Global Burden of Disease study (26) and the European Disability Weights study (27) *² Distribution based on 1 717 006 cases (not including fatal cases) reported as of 18 January 2021