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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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.

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Causes of death - potential years of life lost by country of residence
Unit
Year
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
45 places, 570 data points, 2011–2023
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