Luxembourg vs Spain: Potential years of life lost
Potential years of life lost over time
- Luxembourg
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 2,976 Years per 100 000 persons against 2,507 Years per 100 000 persons in Luxembourg, a difference of 469 Years per 100 000 persons.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Luxembourg's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 36th and Spain ranks 33rd of 36 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,304 Years per 100 000 persons | 10,515 Years per 100 000 persons | 1,790 Years per 100 000 persons | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 10,961 Years per 100 000 persons | 8,890 Years per 100 000 persons | 2,070 Years per 100 000 persons | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 8,945 Years per 100 000 persons | 6,954 Years per 100 000 persons | 1,991 Years per 100 000 persons | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 6,777 Years per 100 000 persons | 6,221 Years per 100 000 persons | 555.94 Years per 100 000 persons | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 4,738 Years per 100 000 persons | 4,728 Years per 100 000 persons | 9.63 Years per 100 000 persons | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 3,342 Years per 100 000 persons | 3,478 Years per 100 000 persons | 136.58 Years per 100 000 persons | Spain |
| 2020s | 2,689 Years per 100 000 persons | 3,220 Years per 100 000 persons | 530.88 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, Luxembourg or Spain?
- Spain, at 2,976 Years per 100 000 persons against 2,507 Years per 100 000 persons in Luxembourg as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potential years of life lost between Luxembourg and Spain?
- 469 Years per 100 000 persons, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Spain?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
- How do Luxembourg and Spain rank globally for potential years of life lost?
- Luxembourg ranks 36th 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.