Health Outcomes Indicator

Premature Death (years lost per 100,000 population)

2007

Country Rate
USA 7,562.0
State Rate
Kentucky 9,111.0

Notes on this indicator: Years of Potential Life Lost prior to age 75 is a measure of premature mortality that is calculated over the age range from birth to 75 years of age.

Data Sources:

The Health of Kentucky: A County Assessment (Kentucky Health Profiles)

Description: Kentucky Institute of Medicine. The Health of Kentucky: A County Assessment. Lexington, KY; 2007. Authors' analysis of data from Kentucky Health Profiles, Leading and Selected Causes of Death, Kentucky Department for Public Health (1999-2003).