Japan vs Switzerland: Potential years of life lost
Potential years of life lost over time
- Japan
- Switzerland
How they compare
Japan currently reports 3,069 Years per 100 000 persons against 2,734 Years per 100 000 persons in Switzerland, a difference of 335 Years per 100 000 persons.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 32nd and Switzerland ranks 34th of 36 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,082 Years per 100 000 persons | 10,194 Years per 100 000 persons | 1,888 Years per 100 000 persons | Japan |
| 1970s | 8,137 Years per 100 000 persons | 8,171 Years per 100 000 persons | 33.78 Years per 100 000 persons | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 5,769 Years per 100 000 persons | 6,785 Years per 100 000 persons | 1,016 Years per 100 000 persons | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 4,819 Years per 100 000 persons | 5,672 Years per 100 000 persons | 853.23 Years per 100 000 persons | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 4,063 Years per 100 000 persons | 4,190 Years per 100 000 persons | 127.2 Years per 100 000 persons | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 3,325 Years per 100 000 persons | 3,195 Years per 100 000 persons | 130.57 Years per 100 000 persons | Japan |
| 2020s | 3,011 Years per 100 000 persons | 2,882 Years per 100 000 persons | 129.35 Years per 100 000 persons | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potential years of life lost, Japan or Switzerland?
- Japan, at 3,069 Years per 100 000 persons against 2,734 Years per 100 000 persons in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in potential years of life lost between Japan and Switzerland?
- 335 Years per 100 000 persons, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Switzerland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Switzerland rank globally for potential years of life lost?
- Japan ranks 32nd and Switzerland ranks 34th 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.