Trends in years of potential life lost before age 65 among whites and blacks--United States, 1979-1989.
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.
D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000368:Aged; D002423:Cause of Death / Q000639:trends*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009026:Mortality / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data