Costa Rica vs United States of America: Potential years of life lost
Potential years of life lost over time
- Costa Rica
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 6,994 Years per 100 000 persons against 6,387 Years per 100 000 persons in Costa Rica, a difference of 607 Years per 100 000 persons.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 10th and United States of America ranks 7th of 36 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18,648 Years per 100 000 persons | 12,973 Years per 100 000 persons | 5,674 Years per 100 000 persons | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 13,084 Years per 100 000 persons | 11,322 Years per 100 000 persons | 1,762 Years per 100 000 persons | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 8,592 Years per 100 000 persons | 9,159 Years per 100 000 persons | 566.76 Years per 100 000 persons | United States of America |
| 1990s | 7,225 Years per 100 000 persons | 8,113 Years per 100 000 persons | 888.08 Years per 100 000 persons | United States of America |
| 2000s | 5,904 Years per 100 000 persons | 6,934 Years per 100 000 persons | 1,030 Years per 100 000 persons | United States of America |
| 2010s | 5,637 Years per 100 000 persons | 6,325 Years per 100 000 persons | 688.71 Years per 100 000 persons | United States of America |
| 2020s | 6,339 Years per 100 000 persons | 7,520 Years per 100 000 persons | 1,181 Years per 100 000 persons | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potential years of life lost, Costa Rica or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 6,994 Years per 100 000 persons against 6,387 Years per 100 000 persons in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in potential years of life lost between Costa Rica and United States of America?
- 607 Years per 100 000 persons, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United States of America?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and United States of America rank globally for potential years of life lost?
- Costa Rica ranks 10th and United States of America 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.