Argentina vs United States: Potential years of life lost
Potential years of life lost over time
- Argentina
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 6,994 Years per 100 000 persons against 6,726 Years per 100 000 persons in Argentina, a difference of 268 Years per 100 000 persons.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 8th and United States ranks 7th of 36 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16,504 Years per 100 000 persons | 12,884 Years per 100 000 persons | 3,620 Years per 100 000 persons | Argentina |
| 1970s | 16,139 Years per 100 000 persons | 10,886 Years per 100 000 persons | 5,253 Years per 100 000 persons | Argentina |
| 1980s | 11,680 Years per 100 000 persons | 8,969 Years per 100 000 persons | 2,711 Years per 100 000 persons | Argentina |
| 1990s | 10,351 Years per 100 000 persons | 8,113 Years per 100 000 persons | 2,238 Years per 100 000 persons | Argentina |
| 2000s | 8,629 Years per 100 000 persons | 6,934 Years per 100 000 persons | 1,695 Years per 100 000 persons | Argentina |
| 2010s | 7,480 Years per 100 000 persons | 6,325 Years per 100 000 persons | 1,154 Years per 100 000 persons | Argentina |
| 2020s | 7,564 Years per 100 000 persons | 7,520 Years per 100 000 persons | 43.17 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 United States?
- United States, at 6,994 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 United States?
- 268 Years per 100 000 persons, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and United States?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
- How do Argentina and United States rank globally for potential years of life lost?
- Argentina ranks 8th and United States ranks 7th 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.