Trends and inequalities in the burden of mortality in Scotland 2000-2015.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cause-specific mortality trends are routinely reported for Scotland. However, ill-defined deaths are not routinely redistributed to more precise and internationally comparable categories nor is the mortality reported in terms of years of life lost to facilitate the calculation of the burden of disease. This study describes trends in Years of Life Lost (YLL) for specific causes of death in Scotland from 2000 to 2015.

Methods

We obtained records of all deaths in Scotland by age, sex, area and underlying cause of death between 2000 and 2015. We redistributed Ill-Defined Deaths (IDDs) to more exact and meaningful causes using internationally accepted methods. Years of Life Lost (YLL) using remaining life expectancy by sex and single year of age from the 2013 Scottish

SUBMITTER: Mesalles-Naranjo O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6070167 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature