Brazil vs Mexico: Potential years of life lost
Potential years of life lost over time
- Brazil
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 8,732 Years per 100 000 persons against 8,314 Years per 100 000 persons in Brazil, a difference of 418 Years per 100 000 persons.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Mexico ahead.
Brazil ranks 4th and Mexico ranks 3rd of 36 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16,372 Years per 100 000 persons | 18,820 Years per 100 000 persons | 2,448 Years per 100 000 persons | Mexico |
| 1980s | 15,115 Years per 100 000 persons | 14,674 Years per 100 000 persons | 440.42 Years per 100 000 persons | Brazil |
| 1990s | 12,507 Years per 100 000 persons | 11,152 Years per 100 000 persons | 1,355 Years per 100 000 persons | Brazil |
| 2000s | 10,440 Years per 100 000 persons | 9,008 Years per 100 000 persons | 1,433 Years per 100 000 persons | Brazil |
| 2010s | 9,186 Years per 100 000 persons | 8,755 Years per 100 000 persons | 430.34 Years per 100 000 persons | Brazil |
| 2020s | 9,423 Years per 100 000 persons | 10,926 Years per 100 000 persons | 1,503 Years per 100 000 persons | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potential years of life lost, Brazil or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 8,732 Years per 100 000 persons against 8,314 Years per 100 000 persons in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in potential years of life lost between Brazil and Mexico?
- 418 Years per 100 000 persons, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mexico?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Mexico rank globally for potential years of life lost?
- Brazil ranks 4th and Mexico 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.