Australia vs Ireland: Potential years of life lost
Potential years of life lost over time
- Australia
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 3,577 Years per 100 000 persons against 3,438 Years per 100 000 persons in Australia, a difference of 139 Years per 100 000 persons.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ireland ahead.
Australia ranks 28th and Ireland ranks 26th of 36 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,666 Years per 100 000 persons | 11,816 Years per 100 000 persons | 149.84 Years per 100 000 persons | Ireland |
| 1970s | 10,360 Years per 100 000 persons | 10,594 Years per 100 000 persons | 234.82 Years per 100 000 persons | Ireland |
| 1980s | 7,638 Years per 100 000 persons | 8,390 Years per 100 000 persons | 752.26 Years per 100 000 persons | Ireland |
| 1990s | 5,783 Years per 100 000 persons | 6,786 Years per 100 000 persons | 1,004 Years per 100 000 persons | Ireland |
| 2000s | 4,416 Years per 100 000 persons | 5,306 Years per 100 000 persons | 889.98 Years per 100 000 persons | Ireland |
| 2010s | 3,684 Years per 100 000 persons | 3,816 Years per 100 000 persons | 132.73 Years per 100 000 persons | Ireland |
| 2020s | 3,492 Years per 100 000 persons | 3,579 Years per 100 000 persons | 87.13 Years per 100 000 persons | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potential years of life lost, Australia or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 3,577 Years per 100 000 persons against 3,438 Years per 100 000 persons in Australia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in potential years of life lost between Australia and Ireland?
- 139 Years per 100 000 persons, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Ireland?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Ireland rank globally for potential years of life lost?
- Australia ranks 28th and Ireland ranks 26th 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.