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. 2012 Jul 20;141(5):961–968. doi: 10.1017/S0950268812001550

Table 1.

Formulas for years-of-life-lost measures used for six major enteric pathogens in Germany, 2004–2008

Name Abbreviation Formula
Years of potential life lost YPLL Inline graphic
Premature years of potential life lost P-YPLL Inline graphic
Working years of potential life lost W-YPLL Inline graphic

i, Age at death; di, number of deaths at age i; Li, life-expectancy at age i; N, upper cut-off age; W, lower cut-off age.