Citation

MMWR Morb. Mortal. Wkly. Rep. 1993; 42(13): 251-253.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, (in public domain), Publisher U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8459793

Abstract

Years of potential life lost (YPLL) is a public health measure that reflects the impact of deaths occurring in years preceding a conventional cut-off year of age, usually 65 years. YPLL is calculated using final mortality data from CDC's National Center for Health Statistics (1) for the most recent year available, provisional mortality data (i.e., a 10% sample of deaths) (2) for the following year, and population estimates from the U.S. Census. This report summarizes final YPLL data for 1990 and provisional data for 1991.

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