BACKGROUND Numerous studies have reported a strong association between temperature and mortality. Additional insights can be gained from investigating the effects of temperature on years of life lost (YLL), considering the life expectancy at the time of death. OBJECTIVES The goal of this work was to assess the association between temperature and YLL at seven low-, middle-, and high-income sit...

BACKGROUND Numerous studies have found associations between ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and increased mortality risk. However, little evidence is available on associations between PM2.5 and years of life lost (YLL). We aimed to estimate the YLL due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) mortality related to ambient PM2.5 exposure. METHODS A time-series study was conducted...

OBJECTIVE Estimate the Years of Life Lost (YLL) for overall and avoidable causes of death (CoD) in Colombia for the period 1998-2011. METHODS From the reported deaths to the Colombian mortality database during 1998-2011, we classified deaths from avoidable causes. With the reference life table of the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2010 study, we estimated the overall YLL and YLL due to avoida...

BACKGROUND The number of years of life lost (YLL) in a population depends not only on the number of deaths but also on the age at which the deaths have occurred, and, as a measure of the burden of premature mortality, is an important piece of information for public health professionals. METHODS We calculated YLL in the population of Friuli Venezia Giulia, a 1 200 000 inhabitant Italian region...

Background: Remarkably, one of the main causes in different societies affecting increases in years of life lost due to premature death (YLL) is death due to road traffic injuries (RTIs), which usually occurs at an earlier age in life. Objectives: This study aimed to determine the trends of YLL due to road traffic injuries in Kermanshah Province during the years 2009 2014. Methods: This study re...

CONTEXT Public health officials and organizations have disseminated health messages regarding the dangers of obesity, but these have not produced the desired effect. OBJECTIVE To estimate the expected number of years of life lost (YLL) due to overweight and obesity across the life span of an adult. DESIGN, SETTING, AND SUBJECTS Data from the (1) US Life Tables (1999); (2) Third National Hea...

The number of deaths is often measured to monitor the population health status and priority of health problems. However, number of years of life lost (YLL) is a more appropriate indicator in some cases. We have calculated the YLL of adult cancers and its trend over the past few years in Yazd to provide planners with baseline data. Data obtained from death registration system were used to calcul...

OBJECTIVES Investigate the association of heat exposure on years of life lost (YLL) from non-communicable diseases (NCD) in Nouna, Burkina Faso, between 2000 and 2010. DESIGN Daily time series regression analysis using distributed lag non-linear models, assuming a quasi-Poisson distribution of YLL. SETTING Nouna Health and Demographic Surveillance System, Kossi Province, Rural Burkina Faso....

Weather extremes are associated with adverse health outcomes, including mortality. Studies have investigated the mortality risk of temperature in terms of excess mortality, however, this risk estimate may not be appealing to policy makers assessing the benefits expected for any interventions to be adopted. To provide further evidence of the burden of extreme temperatures, we analyzed the effect...

BACKGROUND Years of Life Lost (YLL) is one of the methods used to estimate the duration of time lost due to premature death. While previous studies of disease burden have been reported using YLL, there have been no studies investigating YLL of Yi people in rural China. Yunnan Province ranks first in terms of Yi people in China. This paper uses YLL to estimate the disease burden of Yi people in ...