Costa Rica vs Korea: Potential years of life lost
Potential years of life lost over time
- Costa Rica
- Korea
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 6,387 Years per 100 000 persons against 3,128 Years per 100 000 persons in Korea, a difference of 3,259 Years per 100 000 persons.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 2.0 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Korea ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 10th and Korea ranks 3rd of 36 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8,100 Years per 100 000 persons | 10,323 Years per 100 000 persons | 2,223 Years per 100 000 persons | Korea |
| 1990s | 7,225 Years per 100 000 persons | 8,504 Years per 100 000 persons | 1,279 Years per 100 000 persons | Korea |
| 2000s | 5,904 Years per 100 000 persons | 5,649 Years per 100 000 persons | 254.81 Years per 100 000 persons | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 5,637 Years per 100 000 persons | 3,768 Years per 100 000 persons | 1,869 Years per 100 000 persons | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 6,339 Years per 100 000 persons | 3,166 Years per 100 000 persons | 3,173 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, Costa Rica or Korea?
- Costa Rica, at 6,387 Years per 100 000 persons against 3,128 Years per 100 000 persons in Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in potential years of life lost between Costa Rica and Korea?
- 3,259 Years per 100 000 persons, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Korea?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Korea rank globally for potential years of life lost?
- Costa Rica ranks 10th and Korea ranks 3rd 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.