Chile vs Colombia: Potential years of life lost
Potential years of life lost over time
- Chile
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 6,305 Years per 100 000 persons against 4,798 Years per 100 000 persons in Chile, a difference of 1,507 Years per 100 000 persons.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.3 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 13th and Colombia ranks 11th of 36 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Colombia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28,516 Years per 100 000 persons | 27,578 Years per 100 000 persons | 937.99 Years per 100 000 persons | Chile |
| 1970s | 18,436 Years per 100 000 persons | 19,227 Years per 100 000 persons | 790.72 Years per 100 000 persons | Colombia |
| 1980s | 10,733 Years per 100 000 persons | 12,855 Years per 100 000 persons | 2,122 Years per 100 000 persons | Colombia |
| 1990s | 8,294 Years per 100 000 persons | 11,392 Years per 100 000 persons | 3,098 Years per 100 000 persons | Colombia |
| 2000s | 6,303 Years per 100 000 persons | 9,146 Years per 100 000 persons | 2,843 Years per 100 000 persons | Colombia |
| 2010s | 5,320 Years per 100 000 persons | 6,697 Years per 100 000 persons | 1,377 Years per 100 000 persons | Colombia |
| 2020s | 5,259 Years per 100 000 persons | 7,240 Years per 100 000 persons | 1,981 Years per 100 000 persons | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potential years of life lost, Chile or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 6,305 Years per 100 000 persons against 4,798 Years per 100 000 persons in Chile as of 2023.
- What is the difference in potential years of life lost between Chile and Colombia?
- 1,507 Years per 100 000 persons, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Colombia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Chile and Colombia rank globally for potential years of life lost?
- Chile ranks 13th and Colombia ranks 11th 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.