Years of Life Lost (YLLs) is a metric quantifying the burden of premature mortality by comparing age at death to a standard life expectancy. This dataset is produced by the World Health Organization (WHO) and is part of their Global Health Observatory data. The temporal coverage and update frequency are not specified.
Use Cases
- Analyze YLL trends by disease_cause to identify leading drivers of premature death.
- Compare YLL_rates across country or region to assess geographic health inequalities.
- Model the relationship between YLLs and socio-economic indicators like income_group.
- Estimate the impact of health policies by tracking YLL changes over time_period.
- Rank health priorities by calculating YLL_contributions for specific age_groups.
Strengths
- Data originates from the authoritative World Health Organization.
- Covers a global scope, likely including most member states.
- YLLs provide a standardized measure for cross-country and disease comparisons.
Limitations
- Specific row count, column details, and time range are unknown.
- Data may have reporting gaps or inconsistencies for certain countries.
- Calculation methodology for life expectancy standard may affect comparability over long periods.
Provenance
- Source
- World Health Organization (WHO) Global Health Observatory.
- Collection Method
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- Time Range
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- Freshness
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- Geography
- Global