Costa Rica vs Hungary: Potential years of life lost

Costa Rica
6,387 Years per 100 000 persons
in 2023
Hungary
6,412 Years per 100 000 persons
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
10th
Hungary rank
9th

Potential years of life lost over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Hungary
5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196019922024

How they compare

Hungary currently reports 6,412 Years per 100 000 persons against 6,387 Years per 100 000 persons in Costa Rica, a difference of 25 Years per 100 000 persons.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 10th and Hungary ranks 9th of 36 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Hungary in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Hungary Difference Ahead
1960s 18,648 Years per 100 000 persons 13,146 Years per 100 000 persons 5,502 Years per 100 000 persons Costa Rica
1970s 13,084 Years per 100 000 persons 13,036 Years per 100 000 persons 48.12 Years per 100 000 persons Costa Rica
1980s 8,592 Years per 100 000 persons 13,441 Years per 100 000 persons 4,850 Years per 100 000 persons Hungary
1990s 7,225 Years per 100 000 persons 13,325 Years per 100 000 persons 6,100 Years per 100 000 persons Hungary
2000s 5,904 Years per 100 000 persons 10,241 Years per 100 000 persons 4,337 Years per 100 000 persons Hungary
2010s 5,637 Years per 100 000 persons 7,591 Years per 100 000 persons 1,954 Years per 100 000 persons Hungary
2020s 6,339 Years per 100 000 persons 7,274 Years per 100 000 persons 935.57 Years per 100 000 persons Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher potential years of life lost, Costa Rica or Hungary?
Hungary, at 6,412 Years per 100 000 persons against 6,387 Years per 100 000 persons in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in potential years of life lost between Costa Rica and Hungary?
25 Years per 100 000 persons, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Hungary?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Hungary rank globally for potential years of life lost?
Costa Rica ranks 10th and Hungary ranks 9th 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
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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.