Author/Editor		Šešok, Janja
Title		Analiza prezgodnje umrljivosti v Sloveniji v letu 1998
Type		monografija
Place		Ljubljana
Publisher		Inštitut za varovanje zdravja Republike Slovenije
Publication year		2001
Volume		str. 57
Language		slo
Abstract		Objectives: Quantifying health status in human populations by means of an index such as "Years of potential life lost" has recently received attention. The statistic measures the total number of life years lost owing to premature death in a population from a certain cause. The definition of premature death is somewhat arbitrary and varies; for example, death at age of less than 65, 70 or 75 years or less than the average life expectancy. To broaden the scope of potential life lost to reflect the full impact of prenature death and the loss to society index "Valued years of potential life lost" was used. The author describes the outcomes of calculating YPLL and VYPLL for different causes of premature deaths. Methods: Calculations of 1998 YPLL and VYPLL rates for Slovenija and health regions were used to promote the use of YPLL as an statistic measure for health status of populations and to assess the burden of premature mortality from different causes of death. Results: Eighty-five percent of all years of potential life lost in Slovenija in 1998 was attributed to all causes of death in six leading groups by ICD-10 code. Fifty-three percent of all years of potential life lost in Slovenija in 1998 were attributed to 10 causes. While the total PYPLL rates for six leading groups by ICD-10 code ranged from 32,9 per 1000 to 48,0 per 1000 across regions, the leading causes differed substantially across regions. Only external cause of death produced positive VYPLL values indicating net loss to society. The YPLL and VYPLL measures were found to be useful in helping reginal public health services plan programs to reduce premature mortality. Conclusions: State and regional health units can use YPLL rates to help guide activities toward healthy lifestyle and to help identify new health problems that require forming new community alliances, but stuff members must be trained to use the YPLL statistic appropriately. (Abstract truncated at 2000 characters).
Descriptors		HEALTH STATUS MORTALITY CAUSE OF DEATH LIFE TABLES SEX FACTORS AGE FACTORS SLOVENIA NEOPLASMS CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES