Estonia vs Romania: Potential years of life lost

Estonia
5,356 Years per 100 000 persons
in 2024
Romania
7,250 Years per 100 000 persons
in 2023
Estonia rank
5th
Romania rank
6th

Potential years of life lost over time

  • Estonia
  • Romania
10.0k20.0k30.0k196319932024

How they compare

Romania currently reports 7,250 Years per 100 000 persons against 5,356 Years per 100 000 persons in Estonia, a difference of 1,894 Years per 100 000 persons.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.4 times Estonia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 5th and Romania ranks 6th of 9 regions.

Across the 5 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Romania Difference Ahead
1980s 25,827 Years per 100 000 persons 15,112 Years per 100 000 persons 10,715 Years per 100 000 persons Estonia
1990s 20,460 Years per 100 000 persons 13,314 Years per 100 000 persons 7,146 Years per 100 000 persons Estonia
2000s 11,186 Years per 100 000 persons 10,783 Years per 100 000 persons 402.25 Years per 100 000 persons Estonia
2010s 6,917 Years per 100 000 persons 8,370 Years per 100 000 persons 1,453 Years per 100 000 persons Romania
2020s 6,115 Years per 100 000 persons 8,427 Years per 100 000 persons 2,312 Years per 100 000 persons Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher potential years of life lost, Estonia or Romania?
Romania, at 7,250 Years per 100 000 persons against 5,356 Years per 100 000 persons in Estonia as of 2023.
What is the difference in potential years of life lost between Estonia and Romania?
1,894 Years per 100 000 persons, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Romania?
41 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do Estonia and Romania rank globally for potential years of life lost?
Estonia ranks 5th and Romania ranks 6th of 9 regions.
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
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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.