Potential years of life lost in Brazil

Brazil: Potential years of life lost was 8,314 Years per 100 000 persons in 2023. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2023)
8,314 Years per 100 000 persons
Change on year
down 5.6%
World rank
4th
of 36 countries
All-time high
16,575 Years per 100 000 persons
in 1980
All-time low
8,314 Years per 100 000 persons
in 2023
Years of data
45
1979–2023

Potential years of life lost in Brazil, 1979–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k1979200120231979: 16.4k Years per 100 000 persons1980: 16.6k Years per 100 000 persons1981: 16.0k Years per 100 000 persons1982: 15.4k Years per 100 000 persons1983: 15.3k Years per 100 000 persons1984: 15.6k Years per 100 000 persons1985: 14.6k Years per 100 000 persons1986: 15.0k Years per 100 000 persons1987: 14.3k Years per 100 000 persons1988: 14.4k Years per 100 000 persons1989: 13.8k Years per 100 000 persons1990: 13.3k Years per 100 000 persons1991: 12.7k Years per 100 000 persons1992: 12.7k Years per 100 000 persons1993: 13.1k Years per 100 000 persons1994: 13.0k Years per 100 000 persons1995: 12.7k Years per 100 000 persons1996: 12.3k Years per 100 000 persons1997: 11.9k Years per 100 000 persons1998: 11.8k Years per 100 000 persons1999: 11.6k Years per 100 000 persons2000: 11.3k Years per 100 000 persons2001: 11.1k Years per 100 000 persons2002: 10.9k Years per 100 000 persons2003: 10.8k Years per 100 000 persons2004: 10.6k Years per 100 000 persons2005: 10.2k Years per 100 000 persons2006: 10.0k Years per 100 000 persons2007: 9.9k Years per 100 000 persons2008: 9.8k Years per 100 000 persons2009: 9.8k Years per 100 000 persons2010: 9.6k Years per 100 000 persons2011: 9.6k Years per 100 000 persons2012: 9.5k Years per 100 000 persons2013: 9.4k Years per 100 000 persons2014: 9.3k Years per 100 000 persons2015: 9.1k Years per 100 000 persons2016: 9.2k Years per 100 000 persons2017: 8.9k Years per 100 000 persons2018: 8.7k Years per 100 000 persons2019: 8.5k Years per 100 000 persons2020: 9.4k Years per 100 000 persons2021: 11.2k Years per 100 000 persons2022: 8.8k Years per 100 000 persons2023: 8.3k Years per 100 000 persons

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years per 100 000 persons.

Analysis

In 2023, potential years of life lost in Brazil stood at 8,314 Years per 100 000 persons. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, potential years of life lost in Brazil peaked at 16,575 Years per 100 000 persons in 1980 and was at its lowest, 8,314 Years per 100 000 persons, in 2023.

That places Brazil 4th out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 16,372 Years per 100 000 persons 16,372 Years per 100 000 persons 16,372 Years per 100 000 persons 1
1980s 15,115 Years per 100 000 persons 13,836 Years per 100 000 persons 16,575 Years per 100 000 persons 10
1990s 12,507 Years per 100 000 persons 11,590 Years per 100 000 persons 13,269 Years per 100 000 persons 10
2000s 10,440 Years per 100 000 persons 9,773 Years per 100 000 persons 11,311 Years per 100 000 persons 10
2010s 9,186 Years per 100 000 persons 8,457 Years per 100 000 persons 9,647 Years per 100 000 persons 10
2020s 9,423 Years per 100 000 persons 8,314 Years per 100 000 persons 11,208 Years per 100 000 persons 4

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 1 South Africa 17,551 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  2. 2 Russia 10,769 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  3. 3 Mexico 8,732 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  4. 5 Bulgaria 7,786 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  5. 6 Romania 7,250 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  6. 7 United States 6,994 Years per 100 000 persons compare

See the full ranking of 46 places β†’

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All data for Brazil β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is potential years of life lost in Brazil?
Potential years of life lost in Brazil was 8,314 Years per 100 000 persons in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest potential years of life lost recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 16,575 Years per 100 000 persons in 1980.
What is the lowest potential years of life lost recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 8,314 Years per 100 000 persons in 2023.
How does Brazil rank for potential years of life lost?
Brazil ranks 4th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
Is potential years of life lost rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Potential years of life lost. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Potential years of life lost
Unit
Years per 100 000 persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 2,490 data points, 1960–2024
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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.