Italy vs Norway: Potential years of life lost

Italy
3,080 Years per 100 000 persons
in 2023
Norway
3,284 Years per 100 000 persons
in 2016
Italy rank
31st
Norway rank
29th

Potential years of life lost over time

  • Italy
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 3,284 Years per 100 000 persons against 3,080 Years per 100 000 persons in Italy, a difference of 204 Years per 100 000 persons.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 31st and Norway ranks 29th of 36 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and Norway in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 12,603 Years per 100 000 persons 8,785 Years per 100 000 persons 3,818 Years per 100 000 persons Italy
1970s 9,653 Years per 100 000 persons 7,811 Years per 100 000 persons 1,841 Years per 100 000 persons Italy
1980s 7,283 Years per 100 000 persons 7,000 Years per 100 000 persons 283.09 Years per 100 000 persons Italy
1990s 5,858 Years per 100 000 persons 5,780 Years per 100 000 persons 78.68 Years per 100 000 persons Italy
2000s 4,275 Years per 100 000 persons 4,604 Years per 100 000 persons 329.26 Years per 100 000 persons Norway
2010s 3,420 Years per 100 000 persons 3,608 Years per 100 000 persons 188.17 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, Italy or Norway?
Norway, at 3,284 Years per 100 000 persons against 3,080 Years per 100 000 persons in Italy as of 2016.
What is the difference in potential years of life lost between Italy and Norway?
204 Years per 100 000 persons, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Norway?
57 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2016.
How do Italy and Norway rank globally for potential years of life lost?
Italy ranks 31st 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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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.