Germany vs Greece: Potential years of life lost
Potential years of life lost over time
- Germany
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 4,292 Years per 100 000 persons against 4,157 Years per 100 000 persons in Germany, a difference of 135 Years per 100 000 persons.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 18th and Greece ranks 16th of 36 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Greece in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,741 Years per 100 000 persons | 5,778 Years per 100 000 persons | 962.95 Years per 100 000 persons | Germany |
| 2000s | 5,088 Years per 100 000 persons | 4,816 Years per 100 000 persons | 271.45 Years per 100 000 persons | Germany |
| 2010s | 4,267 Years per 100 000 persons | 4,238 Years per 100 000 persons | 28.96 Years per 100 000 persons | Germany |
| 2020s | 4,129 Years per 100 000 persons | 4,342 Years per 100 000 persons | 212.97 Years per 100 000 persons | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potential years of life lost, Germany or Greece?
- Greece, at 4,292 Years per 100 000 persons against 4,157 Years per 100 000 persons in Germany as of 2022.
- What is the difference in potential years of life lost between Germany and Greece?
- 135 Years per 100 000 persons, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Greece?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Germany and Greece rank globally for potential years of life lost?
- Germany ranks 18th and Greece ranks 16th 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.