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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