France vs Portugal: Potential years of life lost

France
3,801 Years per 100 000 persons
in 2023
Portugal
4,102 Years per 100 000 persons
in 2022
France rank
22nd
Portugal rank
19th

Potential years of life lost over time

  • France
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 4,102 Years per 100 000 persons against 3,801 Years per 100 000 persons in France, a difference of 301 Years per 100 000 persons.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times France's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.

France ranks 22nd and Portugal ranks 19th of 36 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 11,207 Years per 100 000 persons 18,734 Years per 100 000 persons 7,527 Years per 100 000 persons Portugal
1970s 9,644 Years per 100 000 persons 13,797 Years per 100 000 persons 4,153 Years per 100 000 persons Portugal
1980s 8,035 Years per 100 000 persons 9,820 Years per 100 000 persons 1,785 Years per 100 000 persons Portugal
1990s 6,581 Years per 100 000 persons 8,134 Years per 100 000 persons 1,554 Years per 100 000 persons Portugal
2000s 5,407 Years per 100 000 persons 6,074 Years per 100 000 persons 667.31 Years per 100 000 persons Portugal
2010s 4,297 Years per 100 000 persons 4,375 Years per 100 000 persons 78.27 Years per 100 000 persons Portugal
2020s 4,125 Years per 100 000 persons 4,102 Years per 100 000 persons 22.7 Years per 100 000 persons France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher potential years of life lost, France or Portugal?
Portugal, at 4,102 Years per 100 000 persons against 3,801 Years per 100 000 persons in France as of 2022.
What is the difference in potential years of life lost between France and Portugal?
301 Years per 100 000 persons, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Portugal?
58 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do France and Portugal rank globally for potential years of life lost?
France ranks 22nd and Portugal ranks 19th 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.