Potential years of life lost in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Potential years of life lost was 6,387 Years per 100 000 persons in 2023. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2023)
6,387 Years per 100 000 persons
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
10th
of 36 countries
All-time high
20,563 Years per 100 000 persons
in 1964
All-time low
5,348 Years per 100 000 persons
in 2009
Years of data
62
1961–2023

Potential years of life lost in Costa Rica, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, potential years of life lost in Costa Rica stood at 6,387 Years per 100 000 persons.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, potential years of life lost in Costa Rica peaked at 20,563 Years per 100 000 persons in 1964 and was at its lowest, 5,348 Years per 100 000 persons, in 2009.

Costa Rica ranks 10th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 18,648 Years per 100 000 persons 16,622 Years per 100 000 persons 20,563 Years per 100 000 persons 9
1970s 13,084 Years per 100 000 persons 10,106 Years per 100 000 persons 16,934 Years per 100 000 persons 10
1980s 8,592 Years per 100 000 persons 7,645 Years per 100 000 persons 9,903 Years per 100 000 persons 9
1990s 7,225 Years per 100 000 persons 6,806 Years per 100 000 persons 7,554 Years per 100 000 persons 10
2000s 5,904 Years per 100 000 persons 5,348 Years per 100 000 persons 6,353 Years per 100 000 persons 10
2010s 5,637 Years per 100 000 persons 5,418 Years per 100 000 persons 5,980 Years per 100 000 persons 10
2020s 6,339 Years per 100 000 persons 5,813 Years per 100 000 persons 7,033 Years per 100 000 persons 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 7 United States of America 6,994 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  2. 8 Argentina 6,726 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  3. 9 Hungary 6,412 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  4. 11 Colombia 6,305 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  5. 12 Peru 5,993 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  6. 13 Chile 4,798 Years per 100 000 persons compare

See the full ranking of 46 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is potential years of life lost in Costa Rica?
Potential years of life lost in Costa Rica was 6,387 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 Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 20,563 Years per 100 000 persons in 1964.
What is the lowest potential years of life lost recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 5,348 Years per 100 000 persons in 2009.
How does Costa Rica rank for potential years of life lost?
Costa Rica ranks 10th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
Is potential years of life lost rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Costa Rica 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
Last refreshed

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.