March 29, 2021

Years of Potential Life Lost Secondary to COVID-19: Cook County, Illinois

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Public Health Policy and Practice

Keywords (Tags): disparities

• Among residents of Cook County, Illinois during the COVID-19 pandemic, the years of potential life lost (YPLL) was 4.8 times greater in the most affected racial/ethnic group (YPLL: 2289/100,000 population among Hispanic individuals) than in the least affected group (YPLL: 480/100,000 population among Asian individuals). 8,283 Cook County residents died from COVID-19 between March and December 2020, with Black and Hispanic residents making up 4,150 (about 50%) of the deaths. 

Lilly et al. (Mar 2021). Years of Potential Life Lost Secondary to COVID-19: Cook County, Illinois. Annals of Epidemiology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2021.03.005