Argentina vs Colombia: Potential years of life lost
Potential years of life lost over time
- Argentina
- Colombia
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 6,726 Years per 100 000 persons against 6,305 Years per 100 000 persons in Colombia, a difference of 421 Years per 100 000 persons.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Colombia ahead.
Argentina ranks 8th and Colombia ranks 11th of 36 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and Colombia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16,504 Years per 100 000 persons | 24,641 Years per 100 000 persons | 8,137 Years per 100 000 persons | Colombia |
| 1970s | 16,282 Years per 100 000 persons | 17,296 Years per 100 000 persons | 1,013 Years per 100 000 persons | Colombia |
| 1980s | 11,479 Years per 100 000 persons | 12,855 Years per 100 000 persons | 1,377 Years per 100 000 persons | Colombia |
| 1990s | 10,351 Years per 100 000 persons | 11,392 Years per 100 000 persons | 1,040 Years per 100 000 persons | Colombia |
| 2000s | 8,629 Years per 100 000 persons | 9,146 Years per 100 000 persons | 517.23 Years per 100 000 persons | Colombia |
| 2010s | 7,480 Years per 100 000 persons | 6,697 Years per 100 000 persons | 783.16 Years per 100 000 persons | Argentina |
| 2020s | 7,564 Years per 100 000 persons | 7,240 Years per 100 000 persons | 323.97 Years per 100 000 persons | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potential years of life lost, Argentina or Colombia?
- Argentina, at 6,726 Years per 100 000 persons against 6,305 Years per 100 000 persons in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in potential years of life lost between Argentina and Colombia?
- 421 Years per 100 000 persons, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Colombia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
- How do Argentina and Colombia rank globally for potential years of life lost?
- Argentina ranks 8th and Colombia ranks 11th 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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About this data
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.