Excess potential years of working life lost in six countries from Latin America and Europe in 2020 and 2021.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This descriptive study aimed to measure the excess all-cause mortality potential years of working life lost (PYWLL) in the working-age population of six Ibero-American countries in 2020 and 2021.

Methods

This study was based on all-cause deaths for the age group 15-69 years for men and women in six countries: Colombia, Costa Rica, México, Peru, Portugal and Spain. The expected PYWLL was the average value determined from the previous 5 years (2015-2019). To estimate the excess of PYWLL, the expected PYWLL was subtracted from the observed PYWLL values for 2020 and 2021, separately.

Results

In the four Latin American countries, the excess PYWLL per death was approximately double (between 12 and 16 years) that of the two European countries (between 3 and 9 years

SUBMITTER: Silva-Penaherrera M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11503066 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature