Bulgaria vs Romania: Potential years of life lost
Potential years of life lost over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 7,786 Years per 100 000 persons against 7,250 Years per 100 000 persons in Romania, a difference of 536 Years per 100 000 persons.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Romania ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 5th and Romania ranks 6th of 36 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,080 Years per 100 000 persons | 16,590 Years per 100 000 persons | 4,510 Years per 100 000 persons | Romania |
| 1970s | 11,057 Years per 100 000 persons | 13,231 Years per 100 000 persons | 2,174 Years per 100 000 persons | Romania |
| 1980s | 10,727 Years per 100 000 persons | 15,034 Years per 100 000 persons | 4,307 Years per 100 000 persons | Romania |
| 1990s | 11,211 Years per 100 000 persons | 13,314 Years per 100 000 persons | 2,103 Years per 100 000 persons | Romania |
| 2000s | 9,951 Years per 100 000 persons | 10,783 Years per 100 000 persons | 831.84 Years per 100 000 persons | Romania |
| 2010s | 8,337 Years per 100 000 persons | 8,370 Years per 100 000 persons | 32.73 Years per 100 000 persons | Romania |
| 2020s | 9,069 Years per 100 000 persons | 8,427 Years per 100 000 persons | 641.38 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 Romania?
- Bulgaria, at 7,786 Years per 100 000 persons against 7,250 Years per 100 000 persons in Romania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in potential years of life lost between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 536 Years per 100 000 persons, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for potential years of life lost?
- Bulgaria ranks 5th and Romania ranks 6th 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.