Colombia vs Costa Rica: Potential years of life lost
Potential years of life lost over time
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 6,387 Years per 100 000 persons against 6,305 Years per 100 000 persons in Colombia, a difference of 82 Years per 100 000 persons.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 11th and Costa Rica ranks 10th of 36 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27,023 Years per 100 000 persons | 18,648 Years per 100 000 persons | 8,376 Years per 100 000 persons | Colombia |
| 1970s | 19,227 Years per 100 000 persons | 12,872 Years per 100 000 persons | 6,355 Years per 100 000 persons | Colombia |
| 1980s | 12,948 Years per 100 000 persons | 8,100 Years per 100 000 persons | 4,848 Years per 100 000 persons | Colombia |
| 1990s | 11,392 Years per 100 000 persons | 7,225 Years per 100 000 persons | 4,167 Years per 100 000 persons | Colombia |
| 2000s | 9,146 Years per 100 000 persons | 5,904 Years per 100 000 persons | 3,242 Years per 100 000 persons | Colombia |
| 2010s | 6,697 Years per 100 000 persons | 5,637 Years per 100 000 persons | 1,060 Years per 100 000 persons | Colombia |
| 2020s | 7,240 Years per 100 000 persons | 6,339 Years per 100 000 persons | 900.65 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, Colombia or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 6,387 Years per 100 000 persons against 6,305 Years per 100 000 persons in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in potential years of life lost between Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 82 Years per 100 000 persons, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for potential years of life lost?
- Colombia ranks 11th 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.