Years of potential life lost

Years of potential life lost (YPLL) or potential years of life lost (PYLL) is an estimate of the average years a person would have lived if they had not died prematurely.[1] It is, therefore, a measure of premature mortality. As an alternative to death rates, it is a method that gives more weight to deaths that occur among younger people. An alternative is to consider the effects of both disability and premature death using disability adjusted life years.

  1. ^ Gardner JW; Sanborn JS (1976). "Years of potential life lost (YPLL)—what does it measure?". Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. A, Comparative Physiology. 53 (4): 323–6. doi:10.1016/s0300-9629(76)80148-x. PMID 3312.
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