Years of potential life lost secondary to COVID-19: Cook County, Illinois

• DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2021.03.005
• Publication Date: 2021-03-24T05:52:28Z
• Authors: Daniel Lilly; Similolu Akintorin; Larissa H. Unruh; Sadhana Dharmapuri; Kenneth Soyemi
• Keywords: Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus has led to substantial morbidity and mortality world-wide. Evidence suggests that ethnic and racial minorities have been disproportionately affected in the United States, particularly within major population centers. In this study, we evaluated the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic in Cook County, Illinois, and found that the rate of years of potential life lost (YPLL) was 4.8 times greater in the most affected racial group (YPLL: 2289/100,000 population in Hispanic people) than in the least affected group (YPLL: 480/100,000 population in Asian people).