Years of potential life lost due to drug-susceptible pulmonary tuberculosis in Cali, Colombia, 2009-2020.

A cross-sectional descriptive and analytical study evaluated years of potential life lost (YPLL) due to drug-susceptible pulmonary tuberculosis in Cali from 2009 to 2020, using death records from the Health Secretariat. Total YPLL and its annual rate were calculated by age at death, and median YPLL values were compared across subgroups. A total of 565 registers of death records were analyzed (71.5% men; median age 56 years, range 38-70), yielding 11,238 YPLL. The highest median YPLL were observed among persons living with HIV, those in socially vulnerable situations, the uninsured or those under subsidized or special coverage, in women, and in those who re-entered after previously discontinuing treatment or experiencing a tuberculosis relapse.