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Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the years of life lost due to asthma in Poland between 1999 and 2013, with the use of the SEYLL measure (Standard Expected Years of Life Lost). Methods: The study was based on a dataset of 5,606,516 records gathered from death certificates of Polish residents from 1999 to 2013. The data on the deaths due to bronchial asthma and status asthmaticus (J45 and J46 according to ICD-10) were used for the analysis. The SEYLL, SEYLLp (SEYLL per person) and SEYLLd (SEYLL per death) were implemented to assess lost life years. The analysis of time trends was performed with the use of the join point model. Results: In 1999-2013, asthma and status asthmaticus were the cause of 11,380 deaths of Poles (0.20% of all deaths), resulting in 4.23 prematurely lost life years per 10,000 males and 3.22 years per 10,000 females. Over the analyzed years, the value of SEYLL decreased both for men and women. Every man who died due to bronchial asthma in Poland in the studied period, lost on average 19.12 years of life, and every woman 18.20 years. Conclusions: The analysis of SEYLL indicated that premature mortality due to asthma is still a meaningful problem in the Polish population and a constant challenge for public health activities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Background. Alcohol is one of the most serious public health threats facing the global population. Of all disease risk factors, alcohol ranks ninth place globally and sixth in Poland, with regards to DALYs (Disability-Adjusted Life Years). DALYs consist of two components: YLL (Years of Life Lost) and YLD (Years of Life with Disability). Objectives. The aim of the study was to assess the number of years of life lost due to alcohol-related diseases of the liver in the Polish population in 2013 according to voivodships. Material and methods. The study was based on 387,312 records obtained from the death certificates of Poles who died in 2013. The data on deaths caused by alcohol-related diseases of the liver (alcoholic liver disease, fibrosis and cirrhosis of the liver) were used for the analysis. The SEY LL (Standard Expected Years of Life Lost) was used to calculate the years of life lost. Results. In 2013, alcohol-related diseases of the liver caused 6,126 deaths of Poles, resulting in a loss of 129,578.8 years of life in the group of men (69.5 per 10,000) and 51,280.3 years in the group of women (25.8 per 10,000). The highest number of years of life lost was noted in the voivodships of Śląskie (102.5 per 10,000 males and 45.9 per 10,000 females) and Łódzkie (97.3 and 33.6, respectively), and the lowest in Podkarpackie (49.3 and 10.4, respectively). Conclusions. Premature deaths caused by alcohol-related diseases of the liver are a considerable problem in the Polish population. The particular challenge in public health activities is to reduce the inconsistencies in health between voivodships. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]