Belgium vs New Zealand: Potential years of life lost
Potential years of life lost over time
- Belgium
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 3,884 Years per 100 000 persons against 3,845 Years per 100 000 persons in Belgium, a difference of 39 Years per 100 000 persons.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 21st and New Zealand ranks 20th of 36 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,804 Years per 100 000 persons | 11,317 Years per 100 000 persons | 486.03 Years per 100 000 persons | Belgium |
| 1970s | 10,218 Years per 100 000 persons | 10,561 Years per 100 000 persons | 343.5 Years per 100 000 persons | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 8,275 Years per 100 000 persons | 8,919 Years per 100 000 persons | 643.41 Years per 100 000 persons | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 6,630 Years per 100 000 persons | 6,907 Years per 100 000 persons | 277.64 Years per 100 000 persons | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 5,419 Years per 100 000 persons | 5,197 Years per 100 000 persons | 222.63 Years per 100 000 persons | Belgium |
| 2010s | 4,372 Years per 100 000 persons | 4,258 Years per 100 000 persons | 114.44 Years per 100 000 persons | Belgium |
| 2020s | 4,024 Years per 100 000 persons | 3,884 Years per 100 000 persons | 140.1 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, Belgium or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 3,884 Years per 100 000 persons against 3,845 Years per 100 000 persons in Belgium as of 2020.
- What is the difference in potential years of life lost between Belgium and New Zealand?
- 39 Years per 100 000 persons, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and New Zealand?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
- How do Belgium and New Zealand rank globally for potential years of life lost?
- Belgium ranks 21st and New Zealand ranks 20th 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.