Iceland vs Japan: Potential years of life lost
Potential years of life lost over time
- Iceland
- Japan
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 3,267 Years per 100 000 persons against 3,069 Years per 100 000 persons in Japan, a difference of 198 Years per 100 000 persons.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Iceland ranks 30th and Japan ranks 32nd of 36 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 4 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,404 Years per 100 000 persons | 12,082 Years per 100 000 persons | 2,679 Years per 100 000 persons | Japan |
| 1970s | 8,418 Years per 100 000 persons | 8,137 Years per 100 000 persons | 281.17 Years per 100 000 persons | Iceland |
| 1980s | 6,445 Years per 100 000 persons | 5,769 Years per 100 000 persons | 676.66 Years per 100 000 persons | Iceland |
| 1990s | 5,158 Years per 100 000 persons | 4,819 Years per 100 000 persons | 338.57 Years per 100 000 persons | Iceland |
| 2000s | 3,928 Years per 100 000 persons | 4,063 Years per 100 000 persons | 135.01 Years per 100 000 persons | Japan |
| 2010s | 3,258 Years per 100 000 persons | 3,325 Years per 100 000 persons | 66.94 Years per 100 000 persons | Japan |
| 2020s | 3,458 Years per 100 000 persons | 3,011 Years per 100 000 persons | 447.35 Years per 100 000 persons | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potential years of life lost, Iceland or Japan?
- Iceland, at 3,267 Years per 100 000 persons against 3,069 Years per 100 000 persons in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potential years of life lost between Iceland and Japan?
- 198 Years per 100 000 persons, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Japan?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Japan rank globally for potential years of life lost?
- Iceland ranks 30th and Japan ranks 32nd 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.