Iceland vs Norway: Potential years of life lost
Potential years of life lost over time
- Iceland
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 3,284 Years per 100 000 persons against 3,267 Years per 100 000 persons in Iceland, a difference of 17 Years per 100 000 persons.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 30th and Norway ranks 29th of 36 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,404 Years per 100 000 persons | 8,785 Years per 100 000 persons | 619.03 Years per 100 000 persons | Iceland |
| 1970s | 8,418 Years per 100 000 persons | 7,811 Years per 100 000 persons | 606.87 Years per 100 000 persons | Iceland |
| 1980s | 6,445 Years per 100 000 persons | 7,000 Years per 100 000 persons | 554.58 Years per 100 000 persons | Norway |
| 1990s | 5,158 Years per 100 000 persons | 5,780 Years per 100 000 persons | 622.07 Years per 100 000 persons | Norway |
| 2000s | 3,928 Years per 100 000 persons | 4,604 Years per 100 000 persons | 676.12 Years per 100 000 persons | Norway |
| 2010s | 3,274 Years per 100 000 persons | 3,608 Years per 100 000 persons | 333.91 Years per 100 000 persons | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potential years of life lost, Iceland or Norway?
- Norway, at 3,284 Years per 100 000 persons against 3,267 Years per 100 000 persons in Iceland as of 2016.
- What is the difference in potential years of life lost between Iceland and Norway?
- 17 Years per 100 000 persons, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Norway?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2016.
- How do Iceland and Norway rank globally for potential years of life lost?
- Iceland ranks 30th and Norway ranks 29th 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.