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Multiplies deaths by the remaining life expectancy at the age of death, and also shows the figure discounted at 3 percent as used in burden of disease studies.
Years of life lost
YLL = deaths x (reference life expectancy at age of death - age at death); discounted YLL uses (1 - (1+r)^-L) / r
Global Burden of Disease studies historically discounted at 3% a year, though the 2010 revision dropped discounting and age weighting.
A normative standard life table rather than local life expectancy, so YLL is comparable between countries.