Brazil vs South Africa: Potential years of life lost
Potential years of life lost over time
- Brazil
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 17,551 Years per 100 000 persons against 8,314 Years per 100 000 persons in Brazil, a difference of 9,237 Years per 100 000 persons.
That makes South Africa's figure about 2.1 times Brazil's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 4th and South Africa ranks 1st of 36 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,341 Years per 100 000 persons | 20,033 Years per 100 000 persons | 7,692 Years per 100 000 persons | South Africa |
| 2000s | 10,440 Years per 100 000 persons | 34,201 Years per 100 000 persons | 23,760 Years per 100 000 persons | South Africa |
| 2010s | 9,186 Years per 100 000 persons | 22,045 Years per 100 000 persons | 12,860 Years per 100 000 persons | South Africa |
| 2020s | 9,365 Years per 100 000 persons | 17,551 Years per 100 000 persons | 8,186 Years per 100 000 persons | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potential years of life lost, Brazil or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 17,551 Years per 100 000 persons against 8,314 Years per 100 000 persons in Brazil as of 2020.
- What is the difference in potential years of life lost between Brazil and South Africa?
- 9,237 Years per 100 000 persons, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and South Africa?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2020.
- How do Brazil and South Africa rank globally for potential years of life lost?
- Brazil ranks 4th and South Africa 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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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.