Costa Rica vs Slovenia: Potential years of life lost

Costa Rica
6,387 Years per 100 000 persons
in 2023
Slovenia
3,520 Years per 100 000 persons
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
10th
Slovenia rank
6th

Potential years of life lost over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Slovenia
5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196119922024

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 6,387 Years per 100 000 persons against 3,520 Years per 100 000 persons in Slovenia, a difference of 2,867 Years per 100 000 persons.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.8 times Slovenia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Slovenia ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 10th and Slovenia ranks 6th of 36 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Slovenia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Slovenia Difference Ahead
1980s 8,100 Years per 100 000 persons 9,998 Years per 100 000 persons 1,897 Years per 100 000 persons Slovenia
1990s 7,225 Years per 100 000 persons 8,472 Years per 100 000 persons 1,247 Years per 100 000 persons Slovenia
2000s 5,904 Years per 100 000 persons 6,337 Years per 100 000 persons 432.48 Years per 100 000 persons Slovenia
2010s 5,637 Years per 100 000 persons 4,348 Years per 100 000 persons 1,289 Years per 100 000 persons Costa Rica
2020s 6,339 Years per 100 000 persons 3,902 Years per 100 000 persons 2,437 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 Slovenia?
Costa Rica, at 6,387 Years per 100 000 persons against 3,520 Years per 100 000 persons in Slovenia as of 2023.
What is the difference in potential years of life lost between Costa Rica and Slovenia?
2,867 Years per 100 000 persons, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Slovenia?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Slovenia rank globally for potential years of life lost?
Costa Rica ranks 10th and Slovenia ranks 6th 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.