Bulgaria vs United States: Potential years of life lost
Potential years of life lost over time
- Bulgaria
- United States
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 7,786 Years per 100 000 persons against 6,994 Years per 100 000 persons in United States, a difference of 792 Years per 100 000 persons.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was United States ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 5th and United States ranks 7th of 36 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 5 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,525 Years per 100 000 persons | 12,916 Years per 100 000 persons | 1,391 Years per 100 000 persons | United States |
| 1970s | 11,036 Years per 100 000 persons | 11,322 Years per 100 000 persons | 285.48 Years per 100 000 persons | United States |
| 1980s | 10,727 Years per 100 000 persons | 9,140 Years per 100 000 persons | 1,587 Years per 100 000 persons | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 11,211 Years per 100 000 persons | 8,113 Years per 100 000 persons | 3,097 Years per 100 000 persons | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 9,951 Years per 100 000 persons | 6,934 Years per 100 000 persons | 3,018 Years per 100 000 persons | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 8,337 Years per 100 000 persons | 6,325 Years per 100 000 persons | 2,012 Years per 100 000 persons | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 9,069 Years per 100 000 persons | 7,520 Years per 100 000 persons | 1,548 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 United States?
- Bulgaria, at 7,786 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 Bulgaria and United States?
- 792 Years per 100 000 persons, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and United States?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and United States rank globally for potential years of life lost?
- Bulgaria ranks 5th 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.