Years of life lost due to external causes of death in the lodz province, poland.

BACKGROUND:The aim of the study is the analysis of years of life lost due to external causes of death, particularly due to traffic accidents and suicides. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The study material includes a database containing information gathered from 376,281 death certificates of inhabitants of th...

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Main Authors: Malgorzata Pikala, Marek Bryla, Pawel Bryla, Irena Maniecka-Bryla
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4014557?pdf=render
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author Malgorzata Pikala
Marek Bryla
Pawel Bryla
Irena Maniecka-Bryla
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Marek Bryla
Pawel Bryla
Irena Maniecka-Bryla
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description BACKGROUND:The aim of the study is the analysis of years of life lost due to external causes of death, particularly due to traffic accidents and suicides. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The study material includes a database containing information gathered from 376,281 death certificates of inhabitants of the Lodz province who died between 1999 and 2010. The Lodz province is characterized by the highest mortality rates in Poland. The SEYLLp (Standard Expected Years of Life Lost per living person) and the SEYLLd (per death) indices were used to determine years of life lost. Joinpoint models were used to analyze time trends. RESULTS:In 2010, deaths due to external causes constituted 6.0% of the total number of deaths. The standardized death rate (SDR) due to external causes was 110.0 per 100,000 males and was five times higher than for females (22.0 per 100,000 females). In 2010, the SEYLLp due to external causes was 3746 per 100,000 males and 721 per 100,000 females. Among males, suicides and traffic accidents were the most common causes of death (the values of the SEYLLp were: 1098 years and 887 years per 100,000 people, respectively). Among females, the SEYLLp values were 183 years due to traffic accidents and 143 years due to suicides (per 100,000 people). CONCLUSIONS:A decrease in the number of years of life lost due to external causes is much higher among females. The authors observe that a growing number of suicides contribute to an increase in the value of the SEYLLp index. This directly contributes to over-mortality of males due to external causes. The analysis of the years of life lost focuses on the social and economic aspects of premature mortality due to external causes.
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spelling doaj.art-3c80137541704e2ebe5a1e4b389274012022-12-22T03:19:05ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032014-01-0195e9683010.1371/journal.pone.0096830Years of life lost due to external causes of death in the lodz province, poland.Malgorzata PikalaMarek BrylaPawel BrylaIrena Maniecka-BrylaBACKGROUND:The aim of the study is the analysis of years of life lost due to external causes of death, particularly due to traffic accidents and suicides. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The study material includes a database containing information gathered from 376,281 death certificates of inhabitants of the Lodz province who died between 1999 and 2010. The Lodz province is characterized by the highest mortality rates in Poland. The SEYLLp (Standard Expected Years of Life Lost per living person) and the SEYLLd (per death) indices were used to determine years of life lost. Joinpoint models were used to analyze time trends. RESULTS:In 2010, deaths due to external causes constituted 6.0% of the total number of deaths. The standardized death rate (SDR) due to external causes was 110.0 per 100,000 males and was five times higher than for females (22.0 per 100,000 females). In 2010, the SEYLLp due to external causes was 3746 per 100,000 males and 721 per 100,000 females. Among males, suicides and traffic accidents were the most common causes of death (the values of the SEYLLp were: 1098 years and 887 years per 100,000 people, respectively). Among females, the SEYLLp values were 183 years due to traffic accidents and 143 years due to suicides (per 100,000 people). CONCLUSIONS:A decrease in the number of years of life lost due to external causes is much higher among females. The authors observe that a growing number of suicides contribute to an increase in the value of the SEYLLp index. This directly contributes to over-mortality of males due to external causes. The analysis of the years of life lost focuses on the social and economic aspects of premature mortality due to external causes.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4014557?pdf=render
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Marek Bryla
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Irena Maniecka-Bryla
Years of life lost due to external causes of death in the lodz province, poland.
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title Years of life lost due to external causes of death in the lodz province, poland.
title_full Years of life lost due to external causes of death in the lodz province, poland.
title_fullStr Years of life lost due to external causes of death in the lodz province, poland.
title_full_unstemmed Years of life lost due to external causes of death in the lodz province, poland.
title_short Years of life lost due to external causes of death in the lodz province, poland.
title_sort years of life lost due to external causes of death in the lodz province poland
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