Japan vs Spain: Potential years of life lost
Potential years of life lost over time
- Japan
- Spain
How they compare
Japan currently reports 3,069 Years per 100 000 persons against 2,976 Years per 100 000 persons in Spain, a difference of 93 Years per 100 000 persons.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 32nd and Spain ranks 33rd of 36 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,082 Years per 100 000 persons | 11,488 Years per 100 000 persons | 594.18 Years per 100 000 persons | Japan |
| 1970s | 7,927 Years per 100 000 persons | 8,890 Years per 100 000 persons | 963.04 Years per 100 000 persons | Spain |
| 1980s | 5,769 Years per 100 000 persons | 6,954 Years per 100 000 persons | 1,185 Years per 100 000 persons | Spain |
| 1990s | 4,819 Years per 100 000 persons | 6,221 Years per 100 000 persons | 1,401 Years per 100 000 persons | Spain |
| 2000s | 4,063 Years per 100 000 persons | 4,728 Years per 100 000 persons | 665.42 Years per 100 000 persons | Spain |
| 2010s | 3,325 Years per 100 000 persons | 3,478 Years per 100 000 persons | 152.79 Years per 100 000 persons | Spain |
| 2020s | 3,011 Years per 100 000 persons | 3,281 Years per 100 000 persons | 269.65 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, Japan or Spain?
- Japan, at 3,069 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 Japan and Spain?
- 93 Years per 100 000 persons, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Spain rank globally for potential years of life lost?
- Japan ranks 32nd 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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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.