Argentina vs Korea: Potential years of life lost

Argentina
6,726 Years per 100 000 persons
in 2023
Korea
3,128 Years per 100 000 persons
in 2023
Argentina rank
8th
Korea rank
9th

Potential years of life lost over time

  • Argentina
  • Korea
5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196619942023

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 6,726 Years per 100 000 persons against 3,128 Years per 100 000 persons in Korea, a difference of 3,598 Years per 100 000 persons.

That makes Argentina's figure about 2.2 times Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Korea ahead.

Argentina ranks 8th and Korea ranks 9th of 36 countries.

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Korea Difference Ahead
1980s 11,283 Years per 100 000 persons 10,323 Years per 100 000 persons 959.94 Years per 100 000 persons Argentina
1990s 10,351 Years per 100 000 persons 8,504 Years per 100 000 persons 1,847 Years per 100 000 persons Argentina
2000s 8,629 Years per 100 000 persons 5,649 Years per 100 000 persons 2,980 Years per 100 000 persons Argentina
2010s 7,480 Years per 100 000 persons 3,768 Years per 100 000 persons 3,712 Years per 100 000 persons Argentina
2020s 7,564 Years per 100 000 persons 3,166 Years per 100 000 persons 4,397 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 Korea?
Argentina, at 6,726 Years per 100 000 persons against 3,128 Years per 100 000 persons in Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in potential years of life lost between Argentina and Korea?
3,598 Years per 100 000 persons, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Korea?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Argentina and Korea rank globally for potential years of life lost?
Argentina ranks 8th and Korea ranks 9th 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.