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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]

Background: In order to evaluate the health status of a population, besides indicators measuring the incidence of diseases and deaths, potential measures are becoming more frequently used, ie. measures that take into account life-time potential of the individuals in the population. They can particularly by applied to analyse the problem of premature mortality, which is measured by lost life years., Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate life years lost due to diseases of digestive system in Polish population in 2013., Materials and Methods: The study was based on a dataset containing 387,312 death certificates of Poles who died in 2013, provided by the Central Statistical Office in Poland. Data on deaths caused by diseases of digestive system (K00-K93 by ICD-10) were used in the study – that were 16,543 records (4.3% of all the deaths). Lost life years were assessed with the measures: SEYLL (Standard Expected Years of Life Lost), SEYLLp (Standard Expected Years of Life Lost per living person), SEYLLd (Standard Expected Years of Life Lost per death)., Results: In the analysed year among men there were 9,275 deaths caused by diseases of digestive system and in women 7,268 deaths. SEYLL in the group of men amounted to 102 230.7 and in the group of women it was 53,475.5. The number of lost life years calculated per 10 000 male inhabitants was 54.9, and for 10,000 females it was 26.9. The highest share in lost life years had alcoholic liver disease (SEYLLp for men – 20.87, for women – 6.1), fibrosis and cirrhosis of the liver (SEYLLp for men- 9.7, for women- 5.6) and acute pancreatitis (SEYLLp for men – 5.3, for women – 2.1)., Conclusions: The results of the study indicate that diseases of digestive system have an important contribution to the loss of life-time potential in Polish population (6.6% of all SEYLL in 2013). The dominant role in this class of diseases played alcoholic liver disease – K70, fibrosis and cirrhosis of the liver – K74 and acute pancreatitis – K85.