Canada vs Greece: Potential years of life lost
Potential years of life lost over time
- Canada
- Greece
How they compare
Canada currently reports 4,365 Years per 100 000 persons against 4,292 Years per 100 000 persons in Greece, a difference of 73 Years per 100 000 persons.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 15th and Greece ranks 16th of 36 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 6 and Greece in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,214 Years per 100 000 persons | 10,555 Years per 100 000 persons | 659.29 Years per 100 000 persons | Canada |
| 1970s | 9,878 Years per 100 000 persons | 8,463 Years per 100 000 persons | 1,414 Years per 100 000 persons | Canada |
| 1980s | 7,543 Years per 100 000 persons | 6,802 Years per 100 000 persons | 740.69 Years per 100 000 persons | Canada |
| 1990s | 5,981 Years per 100 000 persons | 5,778 Years per 100 000 persons | 203.27 Years per 100 000 persons | Canada |
| 2000s | 4,839 Years per 100 000 persons | 4,816 Years per 100 000 persons | 22.92 Years per 100 000 persons | Canada |
| 2010s | 4,217 Years per 100 000 persons | 4,238 Years per 100 000 persons | 20.17 Years per 100 000 persons | Greece |
| 2020s | 4,720 Years per 100 000 persons | 4,342 Years per 100 000 persons | 378.13 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 Greece?
- Canada, at 4,365 Years per 100 000 persons against 4,292 Years per 100 000 persons in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potential years of life lost between Canada and Greece?
- 73 Years per 100 000 persons, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Greece?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Greece rank globally for potential years of life lost?
- Canada ranks 15th and Greece ranks 16th 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.