Premature Death

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The University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute Model of Health

Use the model to explore the measures of how long and how well we live and what shapes these trends. Select a measure in the diagram or browse the list of all measures.

Measures marked with an asterisk (*) are not included in summary calculations for Population Health and Well-being or Community Conditions.

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Years of potential life lost before age 75 per 100,000 population (age-adjusted). The 2025 Annual Data Release used data from 2020-2022 for this measure.

Years of Potential Life Lost (YPLL) is a comprehensive measure of the rate and distribution of premature mortality. Measuring premature mortality, rather than total deaths across all ages, highlights deaths that might have been prevented. YPLL emphasizes deaths at younger ages, whereas statistics that include all mortality are dominated by deaths in older population groups.1 For example, using YPLL-75, a death at age 55 counts twice as much as a death at age 65, and a death at age 35 counts eight times as much as a death at age 70.

The University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute Model of Health

Use the model to explore the measures of how long and how well we live and what shapes these trends. Select a measure in the diagram or browse the list of all measures.

Measures marked with an asterisk (*) are not included in summary calculations for Population Health and Well-being or Community Conditions.

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