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How should we speak about years of life lost (YLL) values?

verfasst von: Marius Rubo, Peter Czuppon

Erschienen in: European Journal of Epidemiology | Ausgabe 3/2023

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We would like to comment on the interpretation of years of life lost (YLL) values [1, 2] which are a widely used metric to quantify the burden of mortality resulting from different risk factors. A discussion around the use and interpretation of YLL values arose recently in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic [3‐6] but is also applicable in other contexts. Here we outline why, contrary to what the name suggests, YLL values typically do not estimate the years of life that deceased people may have been expected to continue to live had they not died from or with a specific risk factor. We provide suggestions for a language which adequately paraphrases what YLL values mean. …

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Titel: How should we speak about years of life lost (YLL) values?
verfasst von: Marius Rubo
Peter Czuppon
Publikationsdatum: 06.03.2023
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in: European Journal of Epidemiology / Ausgabe 3/2023
Print ISSN: 0393-2990
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-7284
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-023-00966-w

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