[Years of life lost: known methods and a refined approach using the example of the most frequent causes of death in Germany].

ABSTRACT:

Background

Years of life lost (YLL) is a meaningful indicator of the relevance of causes of death, although it is rarely used in Germany. Numerous methods have been developed to calculate YLL.

Objective

Prototypical methods for calculating YLL are presented and critically appraised. An improved method is proposed that is based on cause-elimination life tables (CELTs).

Methods

The different methods are applied to deaths in Germany in 2018. Changes in comparison to 1998 are presented using the modified method.

Results

While in 2018 cardiovascular diseases were the leading cause of death by number of cases, cancer was responsible for most YLL. Different methods of calculating YLL lead to divergent ranks for less frequent causes of death. YLL on the basis of genera

SUBMITTER: Hubner J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8485316 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature