Korea vs Romania: Potential years of life lost
Potential years of life lost over time
- Korea
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 7,250 Years per 100 000 persons against 3,128 Years per 100 000 persons in Korea, a difference of 4,122 Years per 100 000 persons.
That makes Romania's figure about 2.3 times Korea's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 9th and Romania ranks 6th of 9 groups.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10,323 Years per 100 000 persons | 15,162 Years per 100 000 persons | 4,839 Years per 100 000 persons | Romania |
| 1990s | 8,504 Years per 100 000 persons | 13,314 Years per 100 000 persons | 4,810 Years per 100 000 persons | Romania |
| 2000s | 5,649 Years per 100 000 persons | 10,783 Years per 100 000 persons | 5,134 Years per 100 000 persons | Romania |
| 2010s | 3,768 Years per 100 000 persons | 8,370 Years per 100 000 persons | 4,602 Years per 100 000 persons | Romania |
| 2020s | 3,166 Years per 100 000 persons | 8,427 Years per 100 000 persons | 5,261 Years per 100 000 persons | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potential years of life lost, Korea or Romania?
- Romania, at 7,250 Years per 100 000 persons against 3,128 Years per 100 000 persons in Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in potential years of life lost between Korea and Romania?
- 4,122 Years per 100 000 persons, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Romania?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Korea and Romania rank globally for potential years of life lost?
- Korea ranks 9th and Romania ranks 6th 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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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.