Belgium vs Portugal: Potential years of life lost
Potential years of life lost over time
- Belgium
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 4,102 Years per 100 000 persons against 3,845 Years per 100 000 persons in Belgium, a difference of 257 Years per 100 000 persons.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.
Belgium ranks 21st and Portugal ranks 19th of 36 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,804 Years per 100 000 persons | 18,734 Years per 100 000 persons | 6,931 Years per 100 000 persons | Portugal |
| 1970s | 10,218 Years per 100 000 persons | 13,797 Years per 100 000 persons | 3,579 Years per 100 000 persons | Portugal |
| 1980s | 8,275 Years per 100 000 persons | 9,820 Years per 100 000 persons | 1,545 Years per 100 000 persons | Portugal |
| 1990s | 6,630 Years per 100 000 persons | 8,134 Years per 100 000 persons | 1,504 Years per 100 000 persons | Portugal |
| 2000s | 5,503 Years per 100 000 persons | 6,074 Years per 100 000 persons | 571.06 Years per 100 000 persons | Portugal |
| 2010s | 4,372 Years per 100 000 persons | 4,375 Years per 100 000 persons | 2.32 Years per 100 000 persons | Portugal |
| 2020s | 3,845 Years per 100 000 persons | 4,102 Years per 100 000 persons | 257.2 Years per 100 000 persons | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potential years of life lost, Belgium or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 4,102 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 Portugal?
- 257 Years per 100 000 persons, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Portugal?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Belgium and Portugal rank globally for potential years of life lost?
- Belgium ranks 21st and Portugal ranks 19th 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.