Table 6

Expected years of life lost (YLL) and age-standardized YLL rates, By ethnicity, San Francisco, 2003–2004

Sex
Ethnicity
Y LL
Deaths
Average Y LLa
ASY Rb
ASY R Ratioc

Male







African American
13,536.2
927
14.6
23,116.0
2.44

American Indian
336.8
18
18.7
*
*

Asian/Pacific Islander
14,846.4
1,594
9.3
5,589.0
0.59

Latino/Hispanic
7,565.8
513
14.7
7,742.2
0.82

White (reference)
36,442.8
3,201
11.4
9,459.0
1.00

Multirace
705.8
46
15.3
5,031.1
0.53

Other
56.2
4
14.0
*
*

Missing
135.9
12
11.3
*
*



Total
73,626.8
6,312

8971.1

Female







African American
8,544.9
770
11.1
13,576.4
2.31

American Indian
263.0
14
18.8
*
*

Asian/Pacific Islander
13,363.0
1,509
8.9
3,915.1
0.67

Latino/Hispanic
4,508.8
444
10.2
4,410.0
0.75

White (reference)
24,080.0
2,963
8.1
5,867.0
1.00

Multirace
353.0
25
14.1
2,719.8
0.46

Other
16.7
1
16.7
*
*

Missing
64.1
4
16.0
*
*



Total
51,194.2
5,726

5438.6


a Average Y LL = Y LL ÷ Deaths

b ASY R = Age-standardized YLL rate per 100,000 persons per year

c Whites are reference groups for ratio comparison

* Rate was not calculated (less than 20 deaths or population estimate not available).

Aragón et al. BMC Public Health 2008 8:116   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-8-116