Estonia vs Korea: Potential years of life lost
Potential years of life lost over time
- Estonia
- Korea
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 5,356 Years per 100 000 persons against 3,128 Years per 100 000 persons in Korea, a difference of 2,228 Years per 100 000 persons.
That makes Estonia's figure about 1.7 times Korea's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Estonia has been ahead every year.
Estonia ranks 5th and Korea ranks 3rd of 7 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24,960 Years per 100 000 persons | 10,323 Years per 100 000 persons | 14,637 Years per 100 000 persons | Estonia |
| 1990s | 20,460 Years per 100 000 persons | 8,504 Years per 100 000 persons | 11,957 Years per 100 000 persons | Estonia |
| 2000s | 11,186 Years per 100 000 persons | 5,649 Years per 100 000 persons | 5,536 Years per 100 000 persons | Estonia |
| 2010s | 6,917 Years per 100 000 persons | 3,768 Years per 100 000 persons | 3,149 Years per 100 000 persons | Estonia |
| 2020s | 6,115 Years per 100 000 persons | 3,166 Years per 100 000 persons | 2,948 Years per 100 000 persons | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potential years of life lost, Estonia or Korea?
- Estonia, at 5,356 Years per 100 000 persons against 3,128 Years per 100 000 persons in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potential years of life lost between Estonia and Korea?
- 2,228 Years per 100 000 persons, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Korea?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Estonia and Korea rank globally for potential years of life lost?
- Estonia ranks 5th and Korea ranks 3rd of 7 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.