Greece vs Portugal: Potential years of life lost
Potential years of life lost over time
- Greece
- Portugal
How they compare
Greece currently reports 4,292 Years per 100 000 persons against 4,102 Years per 100 000 persons in Portugal, a difference of 190 Years per 100 000 persons.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.
Greece ranks 16th and Portugal ranks 19th of 36 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,555 Years per 100 000 persons | 18,542 Years per 100 000 persons | 7,987 Years per 100 000 persons | Portugal |
| 1970s | 8,463 Years per 100 000 persons | 13,797 Years per 100 000 persons | 5,334 Years per 100 000 persons | Portugal |
| 1980s | 6,802 Years per 100 000 persons | 9,820 Years per 100 000 persons | 3,018 Years per 100 000 persons | Portugal |
| 1990s | 5,778 Years per 100 000 persons | 8,134 Years per 100 000 persons | 2,356 Years per 100 000 persons | Portugal |
| 2000s | 4,845 Years per 100 000 persons | 6,074 Years per 100 000 persons | 1,229 Years per 100 000 persons | Portugal |
| 2010s | 4,238 Years per 100 000 persons | 4,375 Years per 100 000 persons | 137.16 Years per 100 000 persons | Portugal |
| 2020s | 4,292 Years per 100 000 persons | 4,102 Years per 100 000 persons | 189.3 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, Greece or Portugal?
- Greece, at 4,292 Years per 100 000 persons against 4,102 Years per 100 000 persons in Portugal as of 2022.
- What is the difference in potential years of life lost between Greece and Portugal?
- 190 Years per 100 000 persons, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Portugal?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Greece and Portugal rank globally for potential years of life lost?
- Greece ranks 16th 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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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.