Brazil vs Korea: Potential years of life lost
Potential years of life lost over time
- Brazil
- Korea
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 8,314 Years per 100 000 persons against 3,128 Years per 100 000 persons in Korea, a difference of 5,186 Years per 100 000 persons.
That makes Brazil's figure about 2.7 times Korea's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 4th and Korea ranks 3rd of 36 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14,443 Years per 100 000 persons | 10,323 Years per 100 000 persons | 4,120 Years per 100 000 persons | Brazil |
| 1990s | 12,507 Years per 100 000 persons | 8,504 Years per 100 000 persons | 4,004 Years per 100 000 persons | Brazil |
| 2000s | 10,440 Years per 100 000 persons | 5,649 Years per 100 000 persons | 4,791 Years per 100 000 persons | Brazil |
| 2010s | 9,186 Years per 100 000 persons | 3,768 Years per 100 000 persons | 5,418 Years per 100 000 persons | Brazil |
| 2020s | 9,423 Years per 100 000 persons | 3,166 Years per 100 000 persons | 6,257 Years per 100 000 persons | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potential years of life lost, Brazil or Korea?
- Brazil, at 8,314 Years per 100 000 persons against 3,128 Years per 100 000 persons in Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in potential years of life lost between Brazil and Korea?
- 5,186 Years per 100 000 persons, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Korea?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Korea rank globally for potential years of life lost?
- Brazil ranks 4th and Korea ranks 3rd 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.