- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- Mortality pyramids of the top 10 causes of years of potential life lost (YPLL), Georgia.
- Title:
- Mortality pyramids of the top 10 causes of years of potential life lost (YPLL), Georgia 2008
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Public Health. Office of Health Indicators for Planning
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Public Health. Office of Health Indicators for Planning
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia. Department of Public Health. Office of Health Indicators for Planning
- Date of Original:
- 2011-10
- Subject:
- Death--Georgia--Causes--Statistics--Periodicals.
Mortality--Georgia--Statistics--Periodicals.
Georgia Government Documents--Serial - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- state government records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- 2006; title from PDF caption (Georgia Government Publications database, viewed February 19, 2023).
2011 (Georgia Government Publications database, viewed February 19, 2023). - External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA P780.H4 S1 M6 2008
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bp780-ph4-bs1-bm6-b2008-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bp780-ph4-bs1-bm6-b2008-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
Mortality Pyramids of the Top 10 Causes of Years of Potential Life Lost (YPLL), Georgia 2008
October 2011 Office of Health Indicators for Planning (OHIP) Georgia Department of Public Health Publication # DPH05/112HW
Prepared by: Gordon Freymann, MPH Jeff McMichael, MA Yueqin Zhou, MA, MS
YPLL 75 represents the number of years of potential life lost due to death before age 75,
as a measure of premature death.
Example: Mortality from Motor Vehicle Crashes
ICD-10 codes (causes of death)
Contribution to Total YPLL 75
1) Motor Vehicle Crashes 7.0%
2) Obstructive Heart Diseases (incl. Heart Attack) 6.7%
3) Fetal & Infant Conditions 6.3%
4) Lung Cancer 4.7%
5) Homicide 4.0%
6) Suicide 3.9%
7) Poisoning 3.9%
8) Stroke 3.1% 9) Hypertensive Heart Disease 2.0% 10) HIV/AIDS 2.0%
White males ages 20-24 account for 6% of all Motor Vehicle Crash Deaths less than age 75.
Sum of Top Ten Causes 43.6%
Age 75 Line: Included to emphasize Age, Race, and Sex-specific Premature Mortality