Chile vs Costa Rica: Potential years of life lost
Potential years of life lost over time
- Chile
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 6,387 Years per 100 000 persons against 4,798 Years per 100 000 persons in Chile, a difference of 1,589 Years per 100 000 persons.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 13th and Costa Rica ranks 10th of 36 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 5 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27,919 Years per 100 000 persons | 18,648 Years per 100 000 persons | 9,272 Years per 100 000 persons | Chile |
| 1970s | 18,833 Years per 100 000 persons | 13,084 Years per 100 000 persons | 5,749 Years per 100 000 persons | Chile |
| 1980s | 11,369 Years per 100 000 persons | 8,609 Years per 100 000 persons | 2,761 Years per 100 000 persons | Chile |
| 1990s | 8,294 Years per 100 000 persons | 7,225 Years per 100 000 persons | 1,069 Years per 100 000 persons | Chile |
| 2000s | 6,303 Years per 100 000 persons | 5,904 Years per 100 000 persons | 399.1 Years per 100 000 persons | Chile |
| 2010s | 5,320 Years per 100 000 persons | 5,637 Years per 100 000 persons | 317.14 Years per 100 000 persons | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 5,259 Years per 100 000 persons | 6,339 Years per 100 000 persons | 1,080 Years per 100 000 persons | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potential years of life lost, Chile or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 6,387 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 Costa Rica?
- 1,589 Years per 100 000 persons, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Costa Rica?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Chile and Costa Rica rank globally for potential years of life lost?
- Chile ranks 13th and Costa Rica ranks 10th 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.