Spain vs Sweden: Potential years of life lost
Potential years of life lost over time
- Spain
- Sweden
How they compare
Spain currently reports 2,976 Years per 100 000 persons against 2,727 Years per 100 000 persons in Sweden, a difference of 249 Years per 100 000 persons.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 33rd and Sweden ranks 35th of 36 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,488 Years per 100 000 persons | 8,457 Years per 100 000 persons | 3,031 Years per 100 000 persons | Spain |
| 1970s | 8,890 Years per 100 000 persons | 7,585 Years per 100 000 persons | 1,305 Years per 100 000 persons | Spain |
| 1980s | 6,954 Years per 100 000 persons | 6,449 Years per 100 000 persons | 504.83 Years per 100 000 persons | Spain |
| 1990s | 6,221 Years per 100 000 persons | 5,122 Years per 100 000 persons | 1,098 Years per 100 000 persons | Spain |
| 2000s | 4,728 Years per 100 000 persons | 4,135 Years per 100 000 persons | 593.31 Years per 100 000 persons | Spain |
| 2010s | 3,478 Years per 100 000 persons | 3,390 Years per 100 000 persons | 87.87 Years per 100 000 persons | Spain |
| 2020s | 3,220 Years per 100 000 persons | 2,981 Years per 100 000 persons | 238.1 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, Spain or Sweden?
- Spain, at 2,976 Years per 100 000 persons against 2,727 Years per 100 000 persons in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potential years of life lost between Spain and Sweden?
- 249 Years per 100 000 persons, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sweden?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Spain and Sweden rank globally for potential years of life lost?
- Spain ranks 33rd 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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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.