Austria vs Denmark: Potential years of life lost

Austria
3,585 Years per 100 000 persons
in 2024
Denmark
3,576 Years per 100 000 persons
in 2022
Austria rank
24th
Denmark rank
27th

Potential years of life lost over time

  • Austria
  • Denmark
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 3,585 Years per 100 000 persons against 3,576 Years per 100 000 persons in Denmark, a difference of 9 Years per 100 000 persons.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 24th and Denmark ranks 27th of 36 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Denmark Difference Ahead
1960s 12,681 Years per 100 000 persons 9,629 Years per 100 000 persons 3,052 Years per 100 000 persons Austria
1970s 10,939 Years per 100 000 persons 8,737 Years per 100 000 persons 2,203 Years per 100 000 persons Austria
1980s 8,704 Years per 100 000 persons 8,328 Years per 100 000 persons 376.55 Years per 100 000 persons Austria
1990s 6,688 Years per 100 000 persons 7,357 Years per 100 000 persons 668.8 Years per 100 000 persons Denmark
2000s 5,031 Years per 100 000 persons 5,656 Years per 100 000 persons 624.53 Years per 100 000 persons Denmark
2010s 4,043 Years per 100 000 persons 4,147 Years per 100 000 persons 104.51 Years per 100 000 persons Denmark
2020s 3,761 Years per 100 000 persons 3,592 Years per 100 000 persons 168.73 Years per 100 000 persons Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher potential years of life lost, Austria or Denmark?
Austria, at 3,585 Years per 100 000 persons against 3,576 Years per 100 000 persons in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in potential years of life lost between Austria and Denmark?
9 Years per 100 000 persons, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Denmark?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Austria and Denmark rank globally for potential years of life lost?
Austria ranks 24th and Denmark ranks 27th 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.