Canada vs Peru: Potential years of life lost

Canada
4,365 Years per 100 000 persons
in 2024
Peru
5,993 Years per 100 000 persons
in 2022
Canada rank
15th
Peru rank
12th

Potential years of life lost over time

  • Canada
  • Peru
5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k196019922024

How they compare

Peru currently reports 5,993 Years per 100 000 persons against 4,365 Years per 100 000 persons in Canada, a difference of 1,628 Years per 100 000 persons.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.4 times Canada's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 15th and Peru ranks 12th of 36 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Peru Difference Ahead
1980s 7,589 Years per 100 000 persons 11,936 Years per 100 000 persons 4,347 Years per 100 000 persons Peru
1990s 5,958 Years per 100 000 persons 8,176 Years per 100 000 persons 2,218 Years per 100 000 persons Peru
2000s 4,839 Years per 100 000 persons 5,854 Years per 100 000 persons 1,014 Years per 100 000 persons Peru
2010s 4,217 Years per 100 000 persons 5,087 Years per 100 000 persons 869.89 Years per 100 000 persons Peru
2020s 4,720 Years per 100 000 persons 8,627 Years per 100 000 persons 3,907 Years per 100 000 persons Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher potential years of life lost, Canada or Peru?
Peru, at 5,993 Years per 100 000 persons against 4,365 Years per 100 000 persons in Canada as of 2022.
What is the difference in potential years of life lost between Canada and Peru?
1,628 Years per 100 000 persons, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Peru?
40 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Canada and Peru rank globally for potential years of life lost?
Canada ranks 15th and Peru ranks 12th 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.