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3.0 Years of Life Lost (YLL)
YLL is a summary measure of premature mortality. Premature mortality is one of the indicators
use in mortality epidemiology in terms of how many years loss before the expected age. The
estimation could help in viewing the disease impacts on populations.
3.1 Years Of Life Lost (Yll) - 2015

3.1 Years of Life Lost (YLL) - 2015
3.1.1 Pattern of Years of Life Lost (YLL) by gender in 2015.
3.1.1 Pattern of Years of Life Lost (YLL) by gender in 2015.

Figure 3.1: Percentage (%) of fatal burden (YLL) by disease groups and gender, 2015.
Figure 3.1: Percentage (%) of fatal burden (YLL) by disease groups and gender, 2015.

PERSON 15.9 30.3 12.0

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

MALE 12.9 32.3 15.8

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

FEMALE 20.3 27.3 11.6

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

INFECTIOUS DISEASES RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS
MATERNAL CONDITIONS NEONATAL CONDITIONS
NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS
BENIGN NEOPLASMS DIABETES MELLITUS
ENDOCRINE, BLOOD AND IMMUNE DISORDERS MENTAL AND BEHAVIOURAL DISORDERS
NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS SENSE ORGAN DISEASES
CARDIOVASCULAR AND CIRCULATORY DISEASES RESPIRATORY DISEASES
DIGESTIVE DISEASES GENITO URINARY DISEASE
SKIN DISEASES MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES ORAL CONDITIONS
UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES INTENTIONAL INJURIES

Overall, YLL was mostly contributed by Cardiovascular and Circulatory Diseases (1,043,781;
Overall, YLL was mostly contributed by Cardiovascular and Circulatory Diseases (1,043,781; 30.3%)
30.3%) followed by Malignant Neoplasms (545,095; 15.9%) and Unintentional Injuries
followed by Malignant Neoplasms (545,095; 15.9%) and Unintentional Injuries (411,471; 12.0%). As for
gender, YLL in male mostly contributed by Cardiovascular and Circulatory Diseases (672,555; 32.3%)

followed by Unintentional Injuries (327,606; 15.8%) and Malignant Neoplasms (269,227; 12.9%). For

female, YLL mostly contributed by Cardiovascular and Circulatory Diseases (371,226; 27.3%) followed
by Malignant Neoplasms (275,868; 20.3%) and Respiratory Diseases (158,350; 11.6%) (Figure 3.1). All
other categories can be seen in Table 3.1.

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