Causes of death - potential years of life lost by country of residence by country
Countries reporting
43
Highest
6,917 Year
Latvia
Lowest
2,089 Year
Luxembourg
Median
3,267 Year
Years covered
13
2011–2023
Data points
570
What the numbers show
Causes of death - potential years of life lost by country of residence is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 6,917 Year in Latvia; the lowest is 2,089 Year in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 3,267 Year, and the mean is 3,819 Year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in Germany (up 10,338.7%), and the largest decrease in Lithuania (down 31.7%).
Causes of death - potential years of life lost by country of residence: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvia | 6,917 Year | 2023 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 1 | Latvia | 6,917 Year | 2023 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 6,101 Year | 2023 | down 6.3% | flat |
| 4 | Türkiye | 5,972 Year | 2023 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 5 | Romania | 5,736 Year | 2023 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 6 | Lithuania | 5,680 Year | 2023 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 6 | Lithuania | 5,680 Year | 2023 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 8 | Serbia | 5,315 Year | 2023 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 9 | Poland | 5,086 Year | 2023 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 9 | Poland | 5,086 Year | 2023 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 11 | Hungary | 4,952 Year | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 12 | Estonia | 4,776 Year | 2023 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 12 | Estonia | 4,776 Year | 2023 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 14 | Slovakia | 4,718 Year | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 14 | Slovakia | 4,718 Year | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 16 | Croatia | 4,208 Year | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 16 | Croatia | 4,208 Year | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 18 | Czechia | 3,589 Year | 2023 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 19 | United Kingdom | 3,426 Year | 2018 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 19 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 3,426 Year | 2018 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 21 | France | 3,322 Year | 2023 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 22 | Germany | 3,267 Year | 2023 | up 10,338.7% | rising |
| 23 | Portugal | 3,185 Year | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 24 | Finland | 3,159 Year | 2023 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 25 | Greece | 3,102 Year | 2023 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 26 | Liechtenstein | 3,082 Year | 2023 | up 13.3% | flat |
| 27 | Iceland | 2,966 Year | 2023 | up 11.0% | flat |
| 28 | Belgium | 2,887 Year | 2023 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 29 | Austria | 2,824 Year | 2023 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 30 | Slovenia | 2,807 Year | 2023 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 30 | Slovenia | 2,807 Year | 2023 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 32 | Ireland | 2,806 Year | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 33 | Netherlands | 2,685 Year | 2023 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 33 | Netherlands | 2,685 Year | 2023 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 35 | Denmark | 2,621 Year | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 36 | Cyprus | 2,579 Year | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 37 | Spain | 2,456 Year | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 38 | Norway | 2,423 Year | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 39 | Italy | 2,400 Year | 2023 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 40 | Sweden | 2,306 Year | 2023 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 41 | Malta | 2,291 Year | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 42 | Switzerland | 2,199 Year | 2023 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 43 | Luxembourg | 2,089 Year | 2023 | down 30.6% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) 3,562 Year
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 3,388 Year