New Zealand vs Portugal: Potential years of life lost
Potential years of life lost over time
- New Zealand
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 4,102 Years per 100 000 persons against 3,884 Years per 100 000 persons in New Zealand, a difference of 218 Years per 100 000 persons.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.
New Zealand ranks 20th and Portugal ranks 19th of 36 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,317 Years per 100 000 persons | 18,734 Years per 100 000 persons | 7,417 Years per 100 000 persons | Portugal |
| 1970s | 10,561 Years per 100 000 persons | 13,797 Years per 100 000 persons | 3,236 Years per 100 000 persons | Portugal |
| 1980s | 8,919 Years per 100 000 persons | 9,820 Years per 100 000 persons | 901.91 Years per 100 000 persons | Portugal |
| 1990s | 6,907 Years per 100 000 persons | 8,134 Years per 100 000 persons | 1,227 Years per 100 000 persons | Portugal |
| 2000s | 5,265 Years per 100 000 persons | 6,074 Years per 100 000 persons | 809.34 Years per 100 000 persons | Portugal |
| 2010s | 4,258 Years per 100 000 persons | 4,375 Years per 100 000 persons | 116.76 Years per 100 000 persons | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potential years of life lost, New Zealand or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 4,102 Years per 100 000 persons against 3,884 Years per 100 000 persons in New Zealand as of 2022.
- What is the difference in potential years of life lost between New Zealand and Portugal?
- 218 Years per 100 000 persons, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Portugal?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2019.
- How do New Zealand and Portugal rank globally for potential years of life lost?
- New Zealand ranks 20th and Portugal ranks 19th 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.