The Epidemiological Transition of Years of Life Lost Due to Early Death from Common Events in the Northeast of Iran
| Author | Nayereh Esmaeilzadeh | en |
| Author | Majid Jafari Nejad Bajestani | en |
| Author | Hamid Reza Ghorbanzadeh | en |
| Author | Hasan Abdollahzadeh | en |
| Author | Azam Mohajeri | en |
| Orcid | Nayereh Esmaeilzadeh [0000-0002-9499-0433] | en |
| Orcid | Majid Jafari Nejad Bajestani [0000-0003-4361-622X] | en |
| Orcid | Hamid Reza Ghorbanzadeh [0000-0003-4361-622X] | en |
| Issued Date | 2024-12-31 | en |
| Abstract | Background: Years of life lost (YLL) can be used to measure the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on deaths and health systems. Objectives: Ensure that policies and decisions are based on accurate health profiles, diseases, injuries, and deaths. Methods: The YLL from 2018 to 2022 for five common causes of mortality in subgroups of sex and age in northeast Iran was calculated based on WHO methods. Results: Years of life lost for men increased from 188,006 years in 2018 to 268,106 in 2022, and from 147,750 to 214,296 in women. Women's YLL was higher in the first year of the outbreak (2020), but in the second year, men's mortality occurred approximately 28 years sooner than expected, while women's mortality occurred 10 years sooner in the first year and 26 years sooner in the second year. In general, older adults (≥ 75 years old) were more vulnerable two years ago, especially women. Two years ago, the YLL for men aged 30 - 60 increased, while the YLL for women aged 40 - 60 increased. Cancer or neoplasm has a regular YLL (YLL = 9), but infectious or parasitic diseases have increasingly become life-threatening (YLL = 1.4 in 2018 to 25.7 in 2022). The first year of the outbreak saw a drastic reduction in respiratory disease deaths (YLL in 2021 = 3.8 compared to more than 5 in other years) due to a neglect of respiratory diseases. Conclusions: A rise in YLL could be caused by conditions that require high levels of care but for which effective treatments remain elusive, potentially increasing healthcare costs. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/jamm-158814 | en |
| Keyword | Years of Life Lost (YLL) | en |
| Keyword | International Classification of Diseases 10th Revision (ICD-10) | en |
| Keyword | COVID-19 | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | The Epidemiological Transition of Years of Life Lost Due to Early Death from Common Events in the Northeast of Iran | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |