Quantifying the burden of disease due to premature mortality in Hong Kong using standard expected years of life lost.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To complement available information on mortality in a population Standard Expected Years of Life Lost (SEYLL), an indicator of premature mortality, is increasingly used to calculate the mortality-associated disease burden. SEYLL consider the age at death and therefore allow a more accurate view on mortality patterns as compared to routinely used measures (e.g. death counts). This study provides a comprehensive assessment of disease and injury SEYLL for Hong Kong in 2010.

Methods

To estimate the SEYLL, life-expectancy at birth was set according to the 2004 Global Burden of Disease study at 82.5 and 80 years for females and males, respectively. Cause of death data for 2010 were corrected for misclassification of cardiovascular and cancer causes. In addition to the b

SUBMITTER: Plass D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3848717 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature