Brazil vs United States: Potential years of life lost
Potential years of life lost over time
- Brazil
- United States
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 8,314 Years per 100 000 persons against 6,994 Years per 100 000 persons in United States, a difference of 1,320 Years per 100 000 persons.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times United States's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 4th and United States ranks 7th of 36 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16,372 Years per 100 000 persons | 10,009 Years per 100 000 persons | 6,363 Years per 100 000 persons | Brazil |
| 1980s | 15,115 Years per 100 000 persons | 9,140 Years per 100 000 persons | 5,975 Years per 100 000 persons | Brazil |
| 1990s | 12,507 Years per 100 000 persons | 8,113 Years per 100 000 persons | 4,394 Years per 100 000 persons | Brazil |
| 2000s | 10,440 Years per 100 000 persons | 6,934 Years per 100 000 persons | 3,507 Years per 100 000 persons | Brazil |
| 2010s | 9,186 Years per 100 000 persons | 6,325 Years per 100 000 persons | 2,860 Years per 100 000 persons | Brazil |
| 2020s | 9,423 Years per 100 000 persons | 7,520 Years per 100 000 persons | 1,903 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 United States?
- Brazil, at 8,314 Years per 100 000 persons against 6,994 Years per 100 000 persons in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in potential years of life lost between Brazil and United States?
- 1,320 Years per 100 000 persons, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and United States rank globally for potential years of life lost?
- Brazil ranks 4th and United States ranks 7th 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.