Brazil vs Latvia: Potential years of life lost

Brazil
8,314 Years per 100 000 persons
in 2023
Latvia
7,558 Years per 100 000 persons
in 2024
Brazil rank
4th
Latvia rank
1st

Potential years of life lost over time

  • Brazil
  • Latvia
10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k197920012024

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 8,314 Years per 100 000 persons against 7,558 Years per 100 000 persons in Latvia, a difference of 756 Years per 100 000 persons.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Latvia ahead.

Brazil ranks 4th and Latvia ranks 1st of 36 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Latvia Difference Ahead
1980s 15,115 Years per 100 000 persons 27,077 Years per 100 000 persons 11,962 Years per 100 000 persons Latvia
1990s 12,507 Years per 100 000 persons 25,947 Years per 100 000 persons 13,440 Years per 100 000 persons Latvia
2000s 10,440 Years per 100 000 persons 12,999 Years per 100 000 persons 2,558 Years per 100 000 persons Latvia
2010s 9,186 Years per 100 000 persons 9,242 Years per 100 000 persons 56.59 Years per 100 000 persons Latvia
2020s 9,423 Years per 100 000 persons 8,812 Years per 100 000 persons 610.7 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 Latvia?
Brazil, at 8,314 Years per 100 000 persons against 7,558 Years per 100 000 persons in Latvia as of 2023.
What is the difference in potential years of life lost between Brazil and Latvia?
756 Years per 100 000 persons, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Latvia?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Latvia rank globally for potential years of life lost?
Brazil ranks 4th and Latvia ranks 1st 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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Indicator
Potential years of life lost
Unit
Years per 100 000 persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 2,490 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.