Austria vs Ireland: Potential years of life lost

Austria
3,585 Years per 100 000 persons
in 2024
Ireland
3,577 Years per 100 000 persons
in 2022
Austria rank
24th
Ireland rank
26th

Potential years of life lost over time

  • Austria
  • Ireland
2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k196019922024

How they compare

Austria currently reports 3,585 Years per 100 000 persons against 3,577 Years per 100 000 persons in Ireland, a difference of 8 Years per 100 000 persons.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 24th and Ireland ranks 26th of 36 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 5 and Ireland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 12,681 Years per 100 000 persons 11,816 Years per 100 000 persons 865.36 Years per 100 000 persons Austria
1970s 10,939 Years per 100 000 persons 10,594 Years per 100 000 persons 344.99 Years per 100 000 persons Austria
1980s 8,704 Years per 100 000 persons 8,390 Years per 100 000 persons 313.93 Years per 100 000 persons Austria
1990s 6,688 Years per 100 000 persons 6,786 Years per 100 000 persons 98.4 Years per 100 000 persons Ireland
2000s 5,031 Years per 100 000 persons 5,278 Years per 100 000 persons 246.71 Years per 100 000 persons Ireland
2010s 4,043 Years per 100 000 persons 3,816 Years per 100 000 persons 226.14 Years per 100 000 persons Austria
2020s 3,761 Years per 100 000 persons 3,579 Years per 100 000 persons 182.27 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 Ireland?
Austria, at 3,585 Years per 100 000 persons against 3,577 Years per 100 000 persons in Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in potential years of life lost between Austria and Ireland?
8 Years per 100 000 persons, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Ireland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Austria and Ireland rank globally for potential years of life lost?
Austria ranks 24th 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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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.