Question 65 (part 2) · LEK · Potential years of life lost (PYLL)
The potential years of lost life indicator (PYLL) is useful in assessing the overall effectiveness of healthcare in relation to a given population and means:
- A. the difference between the number of years of life expected for a given population and the average age of death in that population.
- B. the difference between the number of years of life expected for a given population and the average age of death due to chronic non-communicable diseases in that population.
- C. the difference between the number of years of life expected for a given population and the actual number of years of healthy life.
- D. the number of years of life lost at the time of premature death.
- E. the number of years of life lost due to death after reaching the age of 75.
Hint
Focus on the word 'potential': the years a person could have lived had they not died before an agreed age limit.
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