Colombia vs Netherlands: Potential years of life lost

Colombia
6,305 Years per 100 000 persons
in 2023
Netherlands
3,436 Years per 100 000 persons
in 2024
Colombia rank
11th
Netherlands rank
8th

Potential years of life lost over time

  • Colombia
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 6,305 Years per 100 000 persons against 3,436 Years per 100 000 persons in Netherlands, a difference of 2,869 Years per 100 000 persons.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.8 times Netherlands's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 11th and Netherlands ranks 8th of 36 countries.

Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 27,578 Years per 100 000 persons 8,766 Years per 100 000 persons 18,812 Years per 100 000 persons Colombia
1970s 19,227 Years per 100 000 persons 7,889 Years per 100 000 persons 11,338 Years per 100 000 persons Colombia
1980s 12,855 Years per 100 000 persons 6,488 Years per 100 000 persons 6,367 Years per 100 000 persons Colombia
1990s 11,392 Years per 100 000 persons 5,793 Years per 100 000 persons 5,599 Years per 100 000 persons Colombia
2000s 9,146 Years per 100 000 persons 4,702 Years per 100 000 persons 4,444 Years per 100 000 persons Colombia
2010s 6,697 Years per 100 000 persons 3,687 Years per 100 000 persons 3,010 Years per 100 000 persons Colombia
2020s 7,240 Years per 100 000 persons 3,543 Years per 100 000 persons 3,697 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 Netherlands?
Colombia, at 6,305 Years per 100 000 persons against 3,436 Years per 100 000 persons in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in potential years of life lost between Colombia and Netherlands?
2,869 Years per 100 000 persons, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Netherlands?
55 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Netherlands rank globally for potential years of life lost?
Colombia ranks 11th and Netherlands ranks 8th 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.