The aim of the study was to analyse the level and the trends of Potential Years of Life Lost due to main causes of @entity204 in Poland in 2002-2011, with consideration of place of residence, urban-rural. The material for the study was the number of @entity204 due to main causes in Poland in years 2002-2011, based on data from the Central Statistical Office. Premature mortality analysis was conducted with the use of PYLL indicator (PYLL - Potential Years of Life Lost). PYLL rate was calculated according to the method proposed by J. Romeder, according to which the premature mortality was defined as @entity204 before the age of 70. Time trends of PYLL rate and the annual percent change (APC) were assessed using the Joinpoint Regression Programme. Rural/urban ratio was used to presented the differences in premature mortality between rural and urban areas . In years2002-2011, the PYLL rate for all-cause @entity204 decreased by 13.2% among @entity1 and 16.0% among @entity1 in rural areas, whereas in urban decreased it decreased by 15.7% among @entity1 and 14.9% among @entity1 . In 2011, the main causes of PYLL among @entity1 in rural areas were: external causes (32.3%), @entity65 (23.5%) and @entity5 (19.4%); in urban areas: @entity65 (24.7%), external causes (24.3%) and @entity5 (20.9%). Among @entity1 in rural areas, the leading causes were: @entity5 (39.9%), @entity65 (20.1%) and external causes (15.1%). The main causes of premature mortality among @entity1 in urban areas were: @entity5 (41.7%), @entity65 (19.6%) and external causes (11.1%). Premature mortality among @entity1 in rural areas was significantly higher than in urban for all analysed causes of @entity204 , with the exception of @entity299 and @entity14 . Premature mortality among @entity1 in rural areas was significantly lower than in urban for all analysed cause of @entity204 , except of @entity66 , external causes, suicides and traffic accidents. The presented epidemiological situation for premature mortality indicate differences in the state of health of the inhabitants in urban and rural areas in Poland. The leading causes of premature mortality are caused by preventable @entity204 , which leads to a need to intensify measures in primary and secondary prevention.

Trends of potential years of life lost due to main causes of XXXX in urban and rural population in Poland, 2002-2011.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'men'] @entity66 :: ('MESH:D004194', 'Disease') :: ['cerebrovascular diseases'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['cancers'] @entity14 :: ('MESH:D015179', 'Disease') :: ['colorectal cancer'] @entity299 :: ('MESH:D006331', 'Disease') :: ['ischaemic heart diseases'] @entity204 :: ('MESH:D003643', 'Disease') :: ['deaths', 'death'] @entity65 :: ('MESH:D002318', 'Disease') :: ['cardiovascular diseases']
@entity204 :: (MESH:D003643,Disease) :: ['deaths']
