Lifespan Histomap
- A Histomap is a diagram representing the development of something over time. In this case, the Lifespan Histomap is our adaptation to represent cause of mortality over a typical lifespan.
Method
This tool ranks the top 10 causes of Premature Death (measured by Years of Potential Life Lost (YPLL)). Then for each age group, find their proportions (as a percent). Each age group will represent 100% of all deaths caused by any or all of the overall top 10 causes of YPLL. Therefore not all deaths that occur in a given age group will be represented.
YPLL represents the sum of years of life lost before age 75. For example, a death at age 65 would be 10 years of potential life lost. See more about YPLL below.
All data are by county of residence.
Notice about Small Numbers
If the sum of deaths among the top 10 leading causes of YPLL for ages < 75 years is less than 200, then a message will appear asking you to broaden your selection. Even if a Lifespan Histomap is returned, beware of small numbers for each age group, as shown on the y-axis.
Interpretations of Lifespan Histomaps and Tables:
Features
Expandable/Collapsible Table
To expand the table in order to see its entire contents, click the down arrow as shown below.
Moveable Cause Names
Each cause name can be moved by grabbing the name with your mouse and dragging it to a new position.
Definitions
- Cause of Death
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Reported causes of death are based on the underlying cause of death. The underlying cause of death is defined by the World Health Organization as the disease or injury that initiated the sequence of events leading directly to death or as the circumstances of the accident or violence that produced the fatal injury.
- Georgia Rankable Cause Groups
- Georgia Rankable Causes are unique to Georgia and were developed to represent mutually exclusive groups of ICD codes that are intended to share common etiology and/or common intervention.
- International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM)
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A statistical classification system, in use since 1979, that arranges diseases and injuries into groups according to established criteria. It is used to improve comparability of cause of death statistics reported by different governmental entities. Most ICD-9-CM codes are numeric and consist of three, four or five numbers and a description. The codes are revised approximately every 10 years by the World Health Organization and annual updates are published by the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), now the Center for Medicare, Medicaid Services.
- International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, (ICD-10)
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An alphanumeric coding scheme that replaces ICD-9, and used for mortality data since 1999. ICD-10 codes were developed by the World Health Organization Collaborating Centres for Classification of Diseases.
- Non-Rural
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Any county with 50,000 or more total population according to the United States decennial census of 2010 or any future such census (O.C.G.A. Section 31-6-2).
- Race
- Per the Federal Office of Management and Budget, Directive 15 (1997),
- White is a person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East or North Africa;
- Black or African-American is a person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa;
- Asian is a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand and Vietnam;
- American Indian/Alaska Native is a person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America), and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment;
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander is a person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands;
- Multiracial is a person declaring 2 or more of these races.
- Rural
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Any county having a population of less than 50,000 according to the United States decennial census of 2010 or any future such census (O.C.G.A. Section 31-6-2).
- Years of Potential Life Lost 75 (YPLL 75), Number
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YPLL 75 represents the number of years of potential life lost due to death before age 75, as a measure of premature death.
- Discussion: A Public Health goal is to eliminate premature and preventable death. Years of Potential Life Lost (YPLL) is a measure of premature death that sums years of life lost before age 75. A death at age 65 therefore would be 10 YPLL.
- Compared with all-age leading causes of death, YPLL directs focus on causes that occur at younger ages. In doing so, YPLL highlights causes that are more likely to be attributable to preventable causes and therefore subject to prevention and intervention. YPLL is a measure of overall population health status, and identifies health priorities.
