Korea vs Peru: Potential years of life lost

Korea
3,128 Years per 100 000 persons
in 2023
Peru
5,993 Years per 100 000 persons
in 2022
Korea rank
9th
Peru rank
12th

Potential years of life lost over time

  • Korea
  • Peru
5.0k10.0k15.0k198020012023

How they compare

Peru currently reports 5,993 Years per 100 000 persons against 3,128 Years per 100 000 persons in Korea, a difference of 2,865 Years per 100 000 persons.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.9 times Korea's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Peru ahead.

Korea ranks 9th and Peru ranks 12th of 9 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Peru Difference Ahead
1980s 10,047 Years per 100 000 persons 10,437 Years per 100 000 persons 390.02 Years per 100 000 persons Peru
1990s 8,470 Years per 100 000 persons 8,176 Years per 100 000 persons 294.39 Years per 100 000 persons Korea
2000s 5,649 Years per 100 000 persons 5,854 Years per 100 000 persons 204.1 Years per 100 000 persons Peru
2010s 3,768 Years per 100 000 persons 5,087 Years per 100 000 persons 1,320 Years per 100 000 persons Peru
2020s 3,179 Years per 100 000 persons 8,627 Years per 100 000 persons 5,447 Years per 100 000 persons Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher potential years of life lost, Korea or Peru?
Peru, at 5,993 Years per 100 000 persons against 3,128 Years per 100 000 persons in Korea as of 2022.
What is the difference in potential years of life lost between Korea and Peru?
2,865 Years per 100 000 persons, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Peru?
36 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2022.
How do Korea and Peru rank globally for potential years of life lost?
Korea ranks 9th and Peru ranks 12th of 9 groups.
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.