Argentina vs Costa Rica: Potential years of life lost
Potential years of life lost over time
- Argentina
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 6,726 Years per 100 000 persons against 6,387 Years per 100 000 persons in Costa Rica, a difference of 339 Years per 100 000 persons.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Argentina ranks 8th and Costa Rica ranks 10th of 36 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 6 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16,504 Years per 100 000 persons | 17,359 Years per 100 000 persons | 854.62 Years per 100 000 persons | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 16,139 Years per 100 000 persons | 12,120 Years per 100 000 persons | 4,019 Years per 100 000 persons | Argentina |
| 1980s | 11,569 Years per 100 000 persons | 8,294 Years per 100 000 persons | 3,275 Years per 100 000 persons | Argentina |
| 1990s | 10,351 Years per 100 000 persons | 7,225 Years per 100 000 persons | 3,126 Years per 100 000 persons | Argentina |
| 2000s | 8,629 Years per 100 000 persons | 5,904 Years per 100 000 persons | 2,725 Years per 100 000 persons | Argentina |
| 2010s | 7,480 Years per 100 000 persons | 5,637 Years per 100 000 persons | 1,843 Years per 100 000 persons | Argentina |
| 2020s | 7,564 Years per 100 000 persons | 6,339 Years per 100 000 persons | 1,225 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 Costa Rica?
- Argentina, at 6,726 Years per 100 000 persons against 6,387 Years per 100 000 persons in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in potential years of life lost between Argentina and Costa Rica?
- 339 Years per 100 000 persons, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Costa Rica?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
- How do Argentina and Costa Rica rank globally for potential years of life lost?
- Argentina ranks 8th and Costa Rica ranks 10th 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.