Overall
By Sex
By Income
Overall
Potential years of life lost (PYLL) is the number of years of potential life not lived when a person dies before age 75. For example, a death of a 25 year old would represent 50 years of potential life lost (i.e. 75 – 25 = 50). For the purpose of this HealthSTATS page, PYLL will be reported as an age-standardized rate per 1,000 persons aged 0 to 74 years.
In 2015, the age-standardized PYLL rate in Simcoe Muskoka was 51.3 (50.7, 51.9) years per 1,000 (population <75 years), which was significantly higher than the age-standardized Ontario PYLL rate of 43.1 (42.9, 43.2) years per 1,000 (population <75 years). The PYLL rates in both Simcoe Muskoka and Ontario decreased by more than one-third, or by an average of two per cent per year, over the 30 year period between 1986 and 2015.
By Sex
In 2015, the age-standardized PYLL rate among Simcoe Muskoka males (<75 years) was 62.0 (61.0, 62.9) years per 1,000 males <75 years, which was significantly higher than the age-standardized PYLL rate of 40.8 (40.0, 41.5) years per 1,000 Simcoe Muskoka females <75 years. There was a consistent downward trend in the PYLL rates among Simcoe Muskoka males over the 30 year time period between 1986 and 2015, with an average annual decrease of 2 per cent per year. The trend was similar for Simcoe Muskoka females between 1986 and 2011, with rates decreasing by 2 per cent per year; however, there was a reversal in the trend among females for the five year period from 2011 to 2015 (a non-significant positive increase). The PYLL rates among males in Simcoe Muskoka was consistently higher than the female rates over this entire 30-year period of time.
By Income
In Simcoe Muskoka for the five years from 2011-2015 (combined), the average PYLL rate among those living in areas with the highest prevalence of low-income was twice as high when compared with the rate for those living in areas with the lowest prevalence of low-income.
