Bulgaria vs Poland: Potential years of life lost

Bulgaria
7,786 Years per 100 000 persons
in 2023
Poland
5,991 Years per 100 000 persons
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
5th
Poland rank
3rd

Potential years of life lost over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Poland
05.0k10.0k15.0k196019922024

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 7,786 Years per 100 000 persons against 5,991 Years per 100 000 persons in Poland, a difference of 1,795 Years per 100 000 persons.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.3 times Poland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 58 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Poland ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 5th and Poland ranks 3rd of 36 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Poland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Poland Difference Ahead
1960s 11,525 Years per 100 000 persons 12,941 Years per 100 000 persons 1,416 Years per 100 000 persons Poland
1970s 11,036 Years per 100 000 persons 12,163 Years per 100 000 persons 1,127 Years per 100 000 persons Poland
1980s 10,727 Years per 100 000 persons 12,432 Years per 100 000 persons 1,705 Years per 100 000 persons Poland
1990s 11,126 Years per 100 000 persons 11,170 Years per 100 000 persons 44.07 Years per 100 000 persons Poland
2000s 9,951 Years per 100 000 persons 8,551 Years per 100 000 persons 1,400 Years per 100 000 persons Bulgaria
2010s 8,337 Years per 100 000 persons 6,916 Years per 100 000 persons 1,421 Years per 100 000 persons Bulgaria
2020s 9,069 Years per 100 000 persons 6,945 Years per 100 000 persons 2,124 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 Poland?
Bulgaria, at 7,786 Years per 100 000 persons against 5,991 Years per 100 000 persons in Poland as of 2023.
What is the difference in potential years of life lost between Bulgaria and Poland?
1,795 Years per 100 000 persons, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Poland?
58 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Poland rank globally for potential years of life lost?
Bulgaria ranks 5th and Poland 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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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.