Greece vs United Kingdom: Potential years of life lost
Potential years of life lost over time
- Greece
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Greece currently reports 4,292 Years per 100 000 persons against 4,273 Years per 100 000 persons in United Kingdom, a difference of 19 Years per 100 000 persons.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Greece ranks 16th and United Kingdom ranks 17th of 36 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,555 Years per 100 000 persons | 10,913 Years per 100 000 persons | 358.04 Years per 100 000 persons | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 8,463 Years per 100 000 persons | 9,751 Years per 100 000 persons | 1,288 Years per 100 000 persons | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 6,802 Years per 100 000 persons | 7,987 Years per 100 000 persons | 1,185 Years per 100 000 persons | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 5,778 Years per 100 000 persons | 6,389 Years per 100 000 persons | 610.49 Years per 100 000 persons | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 4,765 Years per 100 000 persons | 5,202 Years per 100 000 persons | 436.58 Years per 100 000 persons | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 4,238 Years per 100 000 persons | 4,291 Years per 100 000 persons | 52.88 Years per 100 000 persons | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 4,342 Years per 100 000 persons | 4,482 Years per 100 000 persons | 140.23 Years per 100 000 persons | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potential years of life lost, Greece or United Kingdom?
- Greece, at 4,292 Years per 100 000 persons against 4,273 Years per 100 000 persons in United Kingdom as of 2022.
- What is the difference in potential years of life lost between Greece and United Kingdom?
- 19 Years per 100 000 persons, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and United Kingdom?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Greece and United Kingdom rank globally for potential years of life lost?
- Greece ranks 16th and United Kingdom ranks 17th 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.