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Estimating Years of Life Lost due to COVID-19 over the first two years of the pandemic in Cyprus: comparisons across areas, age, and sex

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.1007/s44250-023-00051-9 [2]

Authors

Periklis Charalampous [3]; Juanita A. Haagsma [4]; Sarah Cuschieri [5]; Brecht Devleesschauwer [6]; Sara M. Pires [7]; Suzanne Polinder [8]; Grant M. A. Wyper [9]; Amalia Hatziyianni [10]; Elena Pallari [11]

Keywords

  1. burden of disease [12]
  2. COVID-19 [13]
  3. Cyprus [14]
  4. European burden of disease network [15]
Article written during project(s) : 
burden-eu European Burden of Disease Network [16]

Abstract:

Knowledge about the extent of the COVID-19 mortality burden is important to inform policy-making decisions. To gain greater insights into the population health impact of COVID-19 mortality, Years of Life Lost (YLL) can be estimated. We aimed to determine YLL linked to COVID-19 over the first two years (March 2020–March 2022) of the pandemic in Cyprus, by areas, and by age and sex. COVID-19 YLL was estimated by multiplying COVID-19 mortality counts by age-conditional life expectancy from the 2019 Global Burden of Disease life table. COVID-19 accounted for 16,704 YLL over the first two years …
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Abstract

Knowledge about the extent of the COVID-19 mortality burden is important to inform policy-making decisions. To gain greater insights into the population health impact of COVID-19 mortality, Years of Life Lost (YLL) can be estimated. We aimed to determine YLL linked to COVID-19 over the first two years (March 2020–March 2022) of the pandemic in Cyprus, by areas, and by age and sex. COVID-19 YLL was estimated by multiplying COVID-19 mortality counts by age-conditional life expectancy from the 2019 Global Burden of Disease life table. COVID-19 accounted for 16,704 YLL over the first two years of the pandemic—approximately 18.5 years lost per individual who died due to COVID-19 and 1881 YLL per 100,000 population. YLL per 100,000 was higher among males compared to females (2485 versus 1303 per 100,000) and higher among older than younger individuals. COVID-19 deaths and YLL per 100,000 were higher in high population-dense areas of Cyprus, such as Limassol. Continued evaluations of COVID-19 YLL are needed to inform on the proportionate population impact of COVID-19, over time and across areas of Cyprus.

Associated health topics:

Burden of disease [17]
COVID-19 [18]

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