Investigating years of life lost in Belgium, 2004-2019: A comprehensive analysis using a probabilistic redistribution approach

• Main Authors: Brecht Devleesschauwer (Author), Aline Scohy (Author), Robby De Pauw (Author), Vanessa Gorasso (Author), Anne Kongs (Author), Elias Neirynck (Author), Peter Verduyckt (Author), Grant M. A. Wyper (Author), Laura Van den Borre (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Introduction Information on years of life lost (YLL) due to premature mortality is instrumental to assess the fatal impact of disease and necessary for the calculation of Belgian disability-adjusted life years (DALYs). This study presents a novel method to reallocate causes of death data. M...