Finland vs New Zealand: Potential years of life lost

Finland
3,702 Years per 100 000 persons
in 2024
New Zealand
3,884 Years per 100 000 persons
in 2020
Finland rank
23rd
New Zealand rank
20th

Potential years of life lost over time

  • Finland
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 3,884 Years per 100 000 persons against 3,702 Years per 100 000 persons in Finland, a difference of 182 Years per 100 000 persons.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 23rd and New Zealand ranks 20th of 36 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 6 and New Zealand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 12,829 Years per 100 000 persons 11,317 Years per 100 000 persons 1,511 Years per 100 000 persons Finland
1970s 10,706 Years per 100 000 persons 10,561 Years per 100 000 persons 144.9 Years per 100 000 persons Finland
1980s 8,278 Years per 100 000 persons 8,919 Years per 100 000 persons 640.41 Years per 100 000 persons New Zealand
1990s 6,946 Years per 100 000 persons 6,907 Years per 100 000 persons 38.8 Years per 100 000 persons Finland
2000s 5,612 Years per 100 000 persons 5,197 Years per 100 000 persons 415.62 Years per 100 000 persons Finland
2010s 4,333 Years per 100 000 persons 4,258 Years per 100 000 persons 74.93 Years per 100 000 persons Finland
2020s 3,995 Years per 100 000 persons 3,884 Years per 100 000 persons 111.1 Years per 100 000 persons Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher potential years of life lost, Finland or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 3,884 Years per 100 000 persons against 3,702 Years per 100 000 persons in Finland as of 2020.
What is the difference in potential years of life lost between Finland and New Zealand?
182 Years per 100 000 persons, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and New Zealand?
61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
How do Finland and New Zealand rank globally for potential years of life lost?
Finland ranks 23rd and New Zealand ranks 20th 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
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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.