Costa Rica vs Peru: Potential years of life lost
Potential years of life lost over time
- Costa Rica
- Peru
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 6,387 Years per 100 000 persons against 5,993 Years per 100 000 persons in Peru, a difference of 394 Years per 100 000 persons.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Peru ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 10th and Peru ranks 12th of 36 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8,600 Years per 100 000 persons | 11,936 Years per 100 000 persons | 3,336 Years per 100 000 persons | Peru |
| 1990s | 7,214 Years per 100 000 persons | 8,176 Years per 100 000 persons | 961.78 Years per 100 000 persons | Peru |
| 2000s | 5,904 Years per 100 000 persons | 5,854 Years per 100 000 persons | 50.71 Years per 100 000 persons | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 5,637 Years per 100 000 persons | 5,087 Years per 100 000 persons | 549.28 Years per 100 000 persons | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 6,323 Years per 100 000 persons | 8,627 Years per 100 000 persons | 2,304 Years per 100 000 persons | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potential years of life lost, Costa Rica or Peru?
- Costa Rica, at 6,387 Years per 100 000 persons against 5,993 Years per 100 000 persons in Peru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in potential years of life lost between Costa Rica and Peru?
- 394 Years per 100 000 persons, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Peru rank globally for potential years of life lost?
- Costa Rica ranks 10th and Peru ranks 12th 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.