Australia vs Iceland: Potential years of life lost
Potential years of life lost over time
- Australia
- Iceland
How they compare
Australia currently reports 3,438 Years per 100 000 persons against 3,267 Years per 100 000 persons in Iceland, a difference of 171 Years per 100 000 persons.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 28th and Iceland ranks 30th of 36 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,666 Years per 100 000 persons | 9,404 Years per 100 000 persons | 2,262 Years per 100 000 persons | Australia |
| 1970s | 10,360 Years per 100 000 persons | 8,418 Years per 100 000 persons | 1,942 Years per 100 000 persons | Australia |
| 1980s | 7,638 Years per 100 000 persons | 6,445 Years per 100 000 persons | 1,193 Years per 100 000 persons | Australia |
| 1990s | 5,783 Years per 100 000 persons | 5,158 Years per 100 000 persons | 624.95 Years per 100 000 persons | Australia |
| 2000s | 4,416 Years per 100 000 persons | 3,963 Years per 100 000 persons | 453.14 Years per 100 000 persons | Australia |
| 2010s | 3,684 Years per 100 000 persons | 3,258 Years per 100 000 persons | 425.21 Years per 100 000 persons | Australia |
| 2020s | 3,469 Years per 100 000 persons | 3,420 Years per 100 000 persons | 49.34 Years per 100 000 persons | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potential years of life lost, Australia or Iceland?
- Australia, at 3,438 Years per 100 000 persons against 3,267 Years per 100 000 persons in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potential years of life lost between Australia and Iceland?
- 171 Years per 100 000 persons, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Iceland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Iceland rank globally for potential years of life lost?
- Australia ranks 28th and Iceland ranks 30th 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.