Belgium vs Germany: Potential years of life lost
Potential years of life lost over time
- Belgium
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 4,157 Years per 100 000 persons against 3,845 Years per 100 000 persons in Belgium, a difference of 312 Years per 100 000 persons.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Germany ahead.
Belgium ranks 21st and Germany ranks 18th of 36 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Germany in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,630 Years per 100 000 persons | 6,741 Years per 100 000 persons | 111.15 Years per 100 000 persons | Germany |
| 2000s | 5,419 Years per 100 000 persons | 5,088 Years per 100 000 persons | 331.79 Years per 100 000 persons | Belgium |
| 2010s | 4,372 Years per 100 000 persons | 4,267 Years per 100 000 persons | 105.88 Years per 100 000 persons | Belgium |
| 2020s | 3,938 Years per 100 000 persons | 4,129 Years per 100 000 persons | 190.53 Years per 100 000 persons | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potential years of life lost, Belgium or Germany?
- Germany, at 4,157 Years per 100 000 persons against 3,845 Years per 100 000 persons in Belgium as of 2022.
- What is the difference in potential years of life lost between Belgium and Germany?
- 312 Years per 100 000 persons, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Germany?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Belgium and Germany rank globally for potential years of life lost?
- Belgium ranks 21st and Germany ranks 18th 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.