Canada vs Germany: Potential years of life lost
Potential years of life lost over time
- Canada
- Germany
How they compare
Canada currently reports 4,365 Years per 100 000 persons against 4,157 Years per 100 000 persons in Germany, a difference of 208 Years per 100 000 persons.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Germany ahead.
Canada ranks 15th and Germany ranks 18th of 36 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Germany in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,981 Years per 100 000 persons | 6,741 Years per 100 000 persons | 759.68 Years per 100 000 persons | Germany |
| 2000s | 4,839 Years per 100 000 persons | 5,088 Years per 100 000 persons | 248.53 Years per 100 000 persons | Germany |
| 2010s | 4,217 Years per 100 000 persons | 4,267 Years per 100 000 persons | 49.13 Years per 100 000 persons | Germany |
| 2020s | 4,720 Years per 100 000 persons | 4,129 Years per 100 000 persons | 591.1 Years per 100 000 persons | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potential years of life lost, Canada or Germany?
- Canada, at 4,365 Years per 100 000 persons against 4,157 Years per 100 000 persons in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potential years of life lost between Canada and Germany?
- 208 Years per 100 000 persons, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Germany?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Germany rank globally for potential years of life lost?
- Canada ranks 15th and Germany ranks 18th 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.