TY - JOUR AU - Maniecka-Bryła, Irena AU - Bryła, Marek AU - Bryła, Paweł AU - Pikala, Małgorzata PY - 2015 DA - 2015/02/07 TI - The burden of premature mortality in Poland analysed with the use of standard expected years of life lost JO - BMC Public Health SP - 101 VL - 15 IS - 1 AB - Despite positive changes in the health of the population of Poland, compared to the EU average, the average life expectancy in 2011 was 5 years shorter for males and 2.2 years shorter for females. The immediate cause is the great number of premature deaths, which results in years of life lost in the population. The aim of the study was to identify the major causes of years of life lost in Poland. SN - 1471-2458 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-1487-x DO - 10.1186/s12889-015-1487-x ID - Maniecka-Bryła2015 ER -