Potential years of life lost of person
Definition
Potential years of life lost refers to the number of years of potential life not lived when a person dies "prematurely", defined for this indicator as before age 75. For a population, potential years of life lost is the total years lost calculated for all deaths in a specified period.
Person refers to an individual and is the unit of analysis for most social statistics programs.
Measurements
- Years January 01, 2019 to current
- Decimal number January 01, 2018 to current
Relation to previous version
- Potential years of life lost of person January 01, 2018 to current
This is the current version.
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