[Analysis of premature deaths in the Iaşi district].

UNLABELLED

Potential years of life lost (PYLL) represent an indicator of premature or untimely death and take into account the age at which deaths occur by giving greater weight to deaths at younger age and lower weight to death at older age.

AIM

This study represents a descriptive analysis of PYLL in district of Iaşi compared to country-wide level, during 2006 year.

MATERIAL AND METHOD

Premature deaths have been assessed using following indicators: PYLL per 1000 population (male, female, total); male : female PYLL ratio; average PYLL per a premature death; average PYLL per death. Confidence interval CI95 has been used for an accurate comparison district of Iaşi - Romania.

RESULTS

The recorded number of PYLL was 67.65 per 1000 population at national level and 54.02 per 1000 population in district of Iaşi (CI95 = 67.55-67.75). The average number of PYLL per a premature death was 18.21 in Iaşi compared to 20.71 for Romania (CI95 = 19.75-21.66), whereas the average number of PYLL per death was 5.6 for both levels. The values of PYLL by gender pointed out 74.59 per 1000 male population and 33.99 per 1000 female population in district of Iaşi.

CONCLUSION

The analysis of the premature deaths in Iasi revealed a lower loss of potential life years compared to values reported at national level. PYLL were twice more frequent among male than women. The favourable findings in Iaşi may be related to a decrease of infant mortality rate, with a significant contribution to PYLL values in this district.