Luxembourg vs Sweden: Potential years of life lost

Luxembourg
2,507 Years per 100 000 persons
in 2024
Sweden
2,727 Years per 100 000 persons
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
36th
Sweden rank
35th

Potential years of life lost over time

  • Luxembourg
  • Sweden
2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k196019922024

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 2,727 Years per 100 000 persons against 2,507 Years per 100 000 persons in Luxembourg, a difference of 220 Years per 100 000 persons.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Luxembourg's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 36th and Sweden ranks 35th of 36 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 12,304 Years per 100 000 persons 8,156 Years per 100 000 persons 4,149 Years per 100 000 persons Luxembourg
1970s 11,146 Years per 100 000 persons 7,614 Years per 100 000 persons 3,532 Years per 100 000 persons Luxembourg
1980s 8,945 Years per 100 000 persons 6,449 Years per 100 000 persons 2,496 Years per 100 000 persons Luxembourg
1990s 6,777 Years per 100 000 persons 5,122 Years per 100 000 persons 1,654 Years per 100 000 persons Luxembourg
2000s 4,738 Years per 100 000 persons 4,135 Years per 100 000 persons 602.94 Years per 100 000 persons Luxembourg
2010s 3,342 Years per 100 000 persons 3,390 Years per 100 000 persons 48.71 Years per 100 000 persons Sweden
2020s 2,689 Years per 100 000 persons 2,981 Years per 100 000 persons 292.78 Years per 100 000 persons Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher potential years of life lost, Luxembourg or Sweden?
Sweden, at 2,727 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 Sweden?
220 Years per 100 000 persons, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Sweden?
58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
How do Luxembourg and Sweden rank globally for potential years of life lost?
Luxembourg ranks 36th and Sweden ranks 35th 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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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.