Improvement in racial disparities in years of life lost in the USA since 1990.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine changes in cause-specific Years of Life Lost (YLL) by age, race, and sex group in the USA from 1990 to 2014.

Methods

60 million death reports from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) were categorized by age group, sex, race, and cause of death. YLL were calculated using age-specific life expectancies. Age groups were: infants <1, children 1-19, adults 20-64, and older adults 65+.

Results

Blacks have historically experienced more years of life lost than whites or other racial groups in the USA. In the year 1990 the YLL per 100,000 population was 21,103 for blacks, 14,160 for whites, and 7,417 for others. Between 1990 and 2014 overall YLL in the USA improved by 10%, but with marked variations in the rate of change across age, race, and

SUBMITTER: Buchanich JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5918944 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature