Bulgaria vs Korea: Potential years of life lost
Potential years of life lost over time
- Bulgaria
- Korea
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 7,786 Years per 100 000 persons against 3,128 Years per 100 000 persons in Korea, a difference of 4,658 Years per 100 000 persons.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 2.5 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Korea ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 5th and Korea ranks 3rd of 36 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10,705 Years per 100 000 persons | 10,323 Years per 100 000 persons | 382.16 Years per 100 000 persons | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 11,211 Years per 100 000 persons | 8,504 Years per 100 000 persons | 2,707 Years per 100 000 persons | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 9,951 Years per 100 000 persons | 5,649 Years per 100 000 persons | 4,302 Years per 100 000 persons | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 8,337 Years per 100 000 persons | 3,768 Years per 100 000 persons | 4,569 Years per 100 000 persons | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 9,069 Years per 100 000 persons | 3,166 Years per 100 000 persons | 5,902 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 Korea?
- Bulgaria, at 7,786 Years per 100 000 persons against 3,128 Years per 100 000 persons in Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in potential years of life lost between Bulgaria and Korea?
- 4,658 Years per 100 000 persons, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Korea?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Korea rank globally for potential years of life lost?
- Bulgaria ranks 5th and Korea 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.