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. 2020 Oct 20;17(10):e1003402. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003402

Table 2. Years of potential life lost (YPLL) and age-standardized YPLL rates per 100,000 persons due to COVID-19 using age 65 and age 75 as cutoffs, with age-standardized YPLL ratios compared to the non-Hispanic White population as of July 22, 2020, United States.

Measure Non-Hispanic White Non-Hispanic Black Hispanic or Latino Non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native* Non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander
YPLL65 61,474 (59,584, 63,365) 86,466 (84,043, 88,889) 107,146 (104,315, 109,976) 7,217 (6,433, 8,001) 15,460 (14,439, 16,480)
YPLL65 difference (compared to Non-Hispanic White) 0 (reference) 24,992 (21,918, 28,065) −54,258 (−56,305, −52,210) −46,015 (−48,163, −43,867) 45,671 (42,267, 49,075)
Age-standardized YPLL65 rate per 100,000 persons 34.9 (31.7, 38.0) 240.9 (222.6, 259.2) 224.2 (209.1, 239.3) 303.9 (213.4, 394.4) 85.6 (70.9, 100.2)
Age-standardized YPLL65 rate ratio (compared to non-Hispanic White) 1.00 (reference) 6.9 (6.9, 6.9) 6.4 (6.4, 6.4) 8.7 (8.6, 8.9) 2.5 (2.4, 2.5)
YPLL75 189,274 (185,799, 192,750) 206,316 (202,270, 210,362) 220,940 (216,458, 225,423) 13,712 (12,532, 14,892) 37,650 (35,936, 39,363)
YPLL75 difference (compared to non-Hispanic-White) 0 (reference) 17,042 (11,708, 22,375) −175,562 (−179,233, −171,892) −151,625 (−155,500, −147,750) 31,666 (25,994, 37,338)
Age-standardized YPLL75 rate per 100,000 persons 90.9 (85.3, 96.4) 571.2 (539.0, 603.5) 510.9 (483.2, 538.6) 582.4 (440.1, 724.6) 212.8 (185.3, 240.3)
Age-standardized YPLL75 rate ratio (compared to non-Hispanic White) 1.00 (reference) 6.3 (6.3, 6.3) 5.6 (5.6, 5.6) 6.4 (6.3, 6.5) 2.3 (2.3, 2.4)

95% CIs given in parentheses.

*Caution is required regarding the Non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native data, which have a well-known problem with accuracy. See [1921].