Romania vs United States: Potential years of life lost
Potential years of life lost over time
- Romania
- United States
How they compare
Romania currently reports 7,250 Years per 100 000 persons against 6,994 Years per 100 000 persons in United States, a difference of 256 Years per 100 000 persons.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Romania ranks 6th and United States ranks 7th of 36 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,722 Years per 100 000 persons | 13,047 Years per 100 000 persons | 2,675 Years per 100 000 persons | Romania |
| 1970s | 13,231 Years per 100 000 persons | 11,467 Years per 100 000 persons | 1,763 Years per 100 000 persons | Romania |
| 1980s | 15,034 Years per 100 000 persons | 9,140 Years per 100 000 persons | 5,894 Years per 100 000 persons | Romania |
| 1990s | 13,314 Years per 100 000 persons | 8,113 Years per 100 000 persons | 5,201 Years per 100 000 persons | Romania |
| 2000s | 10,783 Years per 100 000 persons | 6,934 Years per 100 000 persons | 3,849 Years per 100 000 persons | Romania |
| 2010s | 8,370 Years per 100 000 persons | 6,325 Years per 100 000 persons | 2,044 Years per 100 000 persons | Romania |
| 2020s | 8,427 Years per 100 000 persons | 7,520 Years per 100 000 persons | 906.8 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, Romania or United States?
- Romania, at 7,250 Years per 100 000 persons against 6,994 Years per 100 000 persons in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in potential years of life lost between Romania and United States?
- 256 Years per 100 000 persons, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and United States?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
- How do Romania and United States rank globally for potential years of life lost?
- Romania ranks 6th and United States ranks 7th 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.