Italy vs Spain: Potential years of life lost

Italy
3,080 Years per 100 000 persons
in 2023
Spain
2,976 Years per 100 000 persons
in 2024
Italy rank
31st
Spain rank
33rd

Potential years of life lost over time

  • Italy
  • Spain
2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k196019922024

How they compare

Italy currently reports 3,080 Years per 100 000 persons against 2,976 Years per 100 000 persons in Spain, a difference of 104 Years per 100 000 persons.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 31st and Spain ranks 33rd of 36 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 12,603 Years per 100 000 persons 11,488 Years per 100 000 persons 1,115 Years per 100 000 persons Italy
1970s 9,505 Years per 100 000 persons 8,890 Years per 100 000 persons 614.91 Years per 100 000 persons Italy
1980s 7,283 Years per 100 000 persons 6,954 Years per 100 000 persons 328.94 Years per 100 000 persons Italy
1990s 5,858 Years per 100 000 persons 6,221 Years per 100 000 persons 362.17 Years per 100 000 persons Spain
2000s 4,275 Years per 100 000 persons 4,728 Years per 100 000 persons 453.57 Years per 100 000 persons Spain
2010s 3,337 Years per 100 000 persons 3,478 Years per 100 000 persons 140.84 Years per 100 000 persons Spain
2020s 3,212 Years per 100 000 persons 3,281 Years per 100 000 persons 68.85 Years per 100 000 persons Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher potential years of life lost, Italy or Spain?
Italy, at 3,080 Years per 100 000 persons against 2,976 Years per 100 000 persons in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in potential years of life lost between Italy and Spain?
104 Years per 100 000 persons, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Italy and Spain rank globally for potential years of life lost?
Italy ranks 31st and Spain ranks 33rd 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.