Hungary vs United States: Potential years of life lost

Hungary
6,412 Years per 100 000 persons
in 2024
United States
6,994 Years per 100 000 persons
in 2023
Hungary rank
9th
United States rank
7th

Potential years of life lost over time

  • Hungary
  • United States
05.0k10.0k15.0k196019922024

How they compare

United States currently reports 6,994 Years per 100 000 persons against 6,412 Years per 100 000 persons in Hungary, a difference of 582 Years per 100 000 persons.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Hungary's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Hungary ahead.

Hungary ranks 9th and United States ranks 7th of 36 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 6 and United States in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary United States Difference Ahead
1960s 13,221 Years per 100 000 persons 13,021 Years per 100 000 persons 200.44 Years per 100 000 persons Hungary
1970s 13,036 Years per 100 000 persons 11,322 Years per 100 000 persons 1,714 Years per 100 000 persons Hungary
1980s 13,476 Years per 100 000 persons 9,140 Years per 100 000 persons 4,336 Years per 100 000 persons Hungary
1990s 13,325 Years per 100 000 persons 8,113 Years per 100 000 persons 5,212 Years per 100 000 persons Hungary
2000s 10,241 Years per 100 000 persons 6,934 Years per 100 000 persons 3,307 Years per 100 000 persons Hungary
2010s 7,591 Years per 100 000 persons 6,325 Years per 100 000 persons 1,266 Years per 100 000 persons Hungary
2020s 7,274 Years per 100 000 persons 7,520 Years per 100 000 persons 245.88 Years per 100 000 persons United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher potential years of life lost, Hungary or United States?
United States, at 6,994 Years per 100 000 persons against 6,412 Years per 100 000 persons in Hungary as of 2023.
What is the difference in potential years of life lost between Hungary and United States?
582 Years per 100 000 persons, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and United States?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Hungary and United States rank globally for potential years of life lost?
Hungary ranks 9th and United States ranks 7th 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.