Belgium vs France: Potential years of life lost
Potential years of life lost over time
- Belgium
- France
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 3,845 Years per 100 000 persons against 3,801 Years per 100 000 persons in France, a difference of 44 Years per 100 000 persons.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 21st and France ranks 22nd of 36 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 6 and France in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,804 Years per 100 000 persons | 11,207 Years per 100 000 persons | 596.47 Years per 100 000 persons | Belgium |
| 1970s | 10,218 Years per 100 000 persons | 9,644 Years per 100 000 persons | 574.17 Years per 100 000 persons | Belgium |
| 1980s | 8,275 Years per 100 000 persons | 8,035 Years per 100 000 persons | 239.83 Years per 100 000 persons | Belgium |
| 1990s | 6,630 Years per 100 000 persons | 6,581 Years per 100 000 persons | 49.31 Years per 100 000 persons | Belgium |
| 2000s | 5,419 Years per 100 000 persons | 5,339 Years per 100 000 persons | 80.25 Years per 100 000 persons | Belgium |
| 2010s | 4,372 Years per 100 000 persons | 4,297 Years per 100 000 persons | 75.95 Years per 100 000 persons | Belgium |
| 2020s | 3,938 Years per 100 000 persons | 4,066 Years per 100 000 persons | 128.03 Years per 100 000 persons | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potential years of life lost, Belgium or France?
- Belgium, at 3,845 Years per 100 000 persons against 3,801 Years per 100 000 persons in France as of 2022.
- What is the difference in potential years of life lost between Belgium and France?
- 44 Years per 100 000 persons, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and France?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Belgium and France rank globally for potential years of life lost?
- Belgium ranks 21st and France ranks 22nd 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.