Austria vs Belgium: Potential years of life lost

Austria
3,585 Years per 100 000 persons
in 2024
Belgium
3,845 Years per 100 000 persons
in 2022
Austria rank
24th
Belgium rank
21st

Potential years of life lost over time

  • Austria
  • Belgium
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 3,845 Years per 100 000 persons against 3,585 Years per 100 000 persons in Austria, a difference of 260 Years per 100 000 persons.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 24th and Belgium ranks 21st of 36 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 4 and Belgium in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Belgium Difference Ahead
1960s 12,681 Years per 100 000 persons 11,804 Years per 100 000 persons 877.45 Years per 100 000 persons Austria
1970s 10,939 Years per 100 000 persons 10,218 Years per 100 000 persons 721.77 Years per 100 000 persons Austria
1980s 8,704 Years per 100 000 persons 8,275 Years per 100 000 persons 429.21 Years per 100 000 persons Austria
1990s 6,688 Years per 100 000 persons 6,630 Years per 100 000 persons 58.21 Years per 100 000 persons Austria
2000s 5,031 Years per 100 000 persons 5,419 Years per 100 000 persons 388.52 Years per 100 000 persons Belgium
2010s 4,043 Years per 100 000 persons 4,372 Years per 100 000 persons 329.96 Years per 100 000 persons Belgium
2020s 3,761 Years per 100 000 persons 3,938 Years per 100 000 persons 177.43 Years per 100 000 persons Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher potential years of life lost, Austria or Belgium?
Belgium, at 3,845 Years per 100 000 persons against 3,585 Years per 100 000 persons in Austria as of 2022.
What is the difference in potential years of life lost between Austria and Belgium?
260 Years per 100 000 persons, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belgium?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Austria and Belgium rank globally for potential years of life lost?
Austria ranks 24th and Belgium ranks 21st 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
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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.