Costa Rica vs Netherlands: Potential years of life lost
Potential years of life lost over time
- Costa Rica
- Netherlands
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 6,387 Years per 100 000 persons against 3,436 Years per 100 000 persons in Netherlands, a difference of 2,951 Years per 100 000 persons.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.9 times Netherlands's.
Across all 62 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 10th and Netherlands ranks 7th of 36 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18,648 Years per 100 000 persons | 8,760 Years per 100 000 persons | 9,887 Years per 100 000 persons | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 13,084 Years per 100 000 persons | 7,961 Years per 100 000 persons | 5,122 Years per 100 000 persons | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 8,592 Years per 100 000 persons | 6,661 Years per 100 000 persons | 1,931 Years per 100 000 persons | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 7,225 Years per 100 000 persons | 5,793 Years per 100 000 persons | 1,433 Years per 100 000 persons | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 5,904 Years per 100 000 persons | 4,702 Years per 100 000 persons | 1,202 Years per 100 000 persons | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 5,637 Years per 100 000 persons | 3,687 Years per 100 000 persons | 1,950 Years per 100 000 persons | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 6,339 Years per 100 000 persons | 3,543 Years per 100 000 persons | 2,796 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 Netherlands?
- Costa Rica, at 6,387 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 Costa Rica and Netherlands?
- 2,951 Years per 100 000 persons, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Netherlands?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Netherlands rank globally for potential years of life lost?
- Costa Rica ranks 10th and Netherlands ranks 7th 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.