August 19, 2020

Years of Life Lost Attributable to COVID-19 in High-Incidence Countries

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Public Health Policy and Practice

• Oh et al. found that the years of life lost (YLLs) due to COVID-19 increased from 1,699,574 YLLs on April 22 to 4,072,325 on July 14 in a sum of estimates for 30 high-incidence countries. The US had the highest number of YLLs as of July 14, followed by Brazil, the UK, Italy, and France. The YLLs per 100,000 population were highest in Belgium, the UK, Italy, Sweden, and France. In Belgium, the estimated YLLs due to COVID-19 exceeded 10% of the total YLLs per 100,000 estimated from 2017, the most recent year published for this estimation.  

Oh et al. (Aug 17, 2020). Years of Life Lost Attributable to COVID-19 in High-Incidence Countries. Journal of Korean Medical Science. https://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2020.35.e300