Argentina vs Bulgaria: Potential years of life lost

Argentina
6,726 Years per 100 000 persons
in 2023
Bulgaria
7,786 Years per 100 000 persons
in 2023
Argentina rank
8th
Bulgaria rank
5th

Potential years of life lost over time

  • Argentina
  • Bulgaria
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196419932023

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 7,786 Years per 100 000 persons against 6,726 Years per 100 000 persons in Argentina, a difference of 1,060 Years per 100 000 persons.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.2 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 8th and Bulgaria ranks 5th of 36 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 3 and Bulgaria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Bulgaria Difference Ahead
1960s 16,504 Years per 100 000 persons 11,633 Years per 100 000 persons 4,871 Years per 100 000 persons Argentina
1970s 16,139 Years per 100 000 persons 11,047 Years per 100 000 persons 5,092 Years per 100 000 persons Argentina
1980s 11,680 Years per 100 000 persons 10,746 Years per 100 000 persons 934 Years per 100 000 persons Argentina
1990s 10,351 Years per 100 000 persons 11,211 Years per 100 000 persons 859.48 Years per 100 000 persons Bulgaria
2000s 8,629 Years per 100 000 persons 9,951 Years per 100 000 persons 1,322 Years per 100 000 persons Bulgaria
2010s 7,480 Years per 100 000 persons 8,337 Years per 100 000 persons 857.24 Years per 100 000 persons Bulgaria
2020s 7,564 Years per 100 000 persons 9,069 Years per 100 000 persons 1,505 Years per 100 000 persons Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher potential years of life lost, Argentina or Bulgaria?
Bulgaria, at 7,786 Years per 100 000 persons against 6,726 Years per 100 000 persons in Argentina as of 2023.
What is the difference in potential years of life lost between Argentina and Bulgaria?
1,060 Years per 100 000 persons, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Bulgaria?
50 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
How do Argentina and Bulgaria rank globally for potential years of life lost?
Argentina ranks 8th and Bulgaria ranks 5th of 36 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Potential years of life lost. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Potential years of life lost
Unit
Years per 100 000 persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 2,490 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Potential Years of Life Lost (PYLL) is a summary measure of premature mortality which provides an explicit way of weighting deaths occurring at younger ages, which are, a priori, preventable. The calculation of PYLL involves summing up deaths occurring at each age and multiplying this with the number of remaining years to live up to a selected age limit. The limit of 75 years has been chosen for the calculations in OECD Health Statistics. The selected ICD categories presented in the OECD Health Statistics database are detailed in an Excel file available for download, with codes according to the Tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) along with codes from other ICD revisions used in the WHO Mortality Database. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.