Trends in years of potential life lost before age 65 among whites and blacks--United States, 1979-1989
Mmwr. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 41(47): 889-891
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0149-2195 PMID: 1435680 Document Number: 321270
The reduction of preventable deaths among minority populations in the United States is a national health objective for the year 2000 (1). One measure used to assess progress toward this objective is years of potential life lost before age 65 (YPLL-65), which measures the impact of deaths occurring in years preceding 65 years of age and emphasizes the effects of deaths among younger persons (2). This report compares trends in YPLL-65 among U.S. whites and blacks from 1979 through 1989.