Bulgaria vs Estonia: Potential years of life lost

Bulgaria
7,786 Years per 100 000 persons
in 2023
Estonia
5,356 Years per 100 000 persons
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
5th
Estonia rank
5th

Potential years of life lost over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Estonia
10.0k20.0k30.0k196419942024

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 7,786 Years per 100 000 persons against 5,356 Years per 100 000 persons in Estonia, a difference of 2,430 Years per 100 000 persons.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.5 times Estonia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Estonia ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 5th and Estonia ranks 5th of 36 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Estonia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Estonia Difference Ahead
1980s 10,703 Years per 100 000 persons 25,827 Years per 100 000 persons 15,124 Years per 100 000 persons Estonia
1990s 11,211 Years per 100 000 persons 20,460 Years per 100 000 persons 9,250 Years per 100 000 persons Estonia
2000s 9,951 Years per 100 000 persons 11,186 Years per 100 000 persons 1,234 Years per 100 000 persons Estonia
2010s 8,337 Years per 100 000 persons 6,917 Years per 100 000 persons 1,420 Years per 100 000 persons Bulgaria
2020s 9,069 Years per 100 000 persons 6,115 Years per 100 000 persons 2,954 Years per 100 000 persons Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher potential years of life lost, Bulgaria or Estonia?
Bulgaria, at 7,786 Years per 100 000 persons against 5,356 Years per 100 000 persons in Estonia as of 2023.
What is the difference in potential years of life lost between Bulgaria and Estonia?
2,430 Years per 100 000 persons, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Estonia?
41 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Estonia rank globally for potential years of life lost?
Bulgaria ranks 5th and Estonia ranks 5th 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.