title: [Years of life lost according to causes of death in Chile: 1981-1983].
abstract: An estimated total of 811,037 years of life were lost for persons between 28 days and 64 years of age in Chile from 1981 to 1983. 63% correspond to males. Main causes of death accounting for these figures include non accidental violent death (15.6%), accidental death (13.4%), pneumonia and influenza (9.9%), tumors (7.5%) and cirrhosis of the liver (5.6%). Almost 50% of the loss occurred in the 28 day to 11 month and the 25 to 44 year age groups. Regional variation, from a minimum of 5895 years of life lost for 100,000 persons in Arica to 9,640 in Bio-Bio.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Solís
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mardones
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Castillo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002423:Cause of Death; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002677:Chile; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
vernacular_title: Años de vida potencialmente perdidos según causas de muerte en Chile.1981-1983.