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Potential years of life lost in Germany

Germany: Potential years of life lost was 4,157 Years per 100 000 persons in 2022. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2022)
4,157 Years per 100 000 persons
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
18th
of 36 countries
All-time high
7,534 Years per 100 000 persons
in 1990
All-time low
4,029 Years per 100 000 persons
in 2019
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Potential years of life lost in Germany, 1990–2022

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1990200620221990: 7.5k Years per 100 000 persons1991: 7.4k Years per 100 000 persons1992: 7.1k Years per 100 000 persons1993: 7.0k Years per 100 000 persons1994: 6.9k Years per 100 000 persons1995: 6.7k Years per 100 000 persons1996: 6.5k Years per 100 000 persons1997: 6.3k Years per 100 000 persons1998: 6.0k Years per 100 000 persons1999: 5.9k Years per 100 000 persons2000: 5.7k Years per 100 000 persons2001: 5.5k Years per 100 000 persons2002: 5.4k Years per 100 000 persons2003: 5.4k Years per 100 000 persons2004: 5.1k Years per 100 000 persons2005: 5.0k Years per 100 000 persons2006: 4.8k Years per 100 000 persons2007: 4.7k Years per 100 000 persons2008: 4.6k Years per 100 000 persons2009: 4.6k Years per 100 000 persons2010: 4.5k Years per 100 000 persons2011: 4.4k Years per 100 000 persons2012: 4.3k Years per 100 000 persons2013: 4.4k Years per 100 000 persons2014: 4.2k Years per 100 000 persons2015: 4.3k Years per 100 000 persons2016: 4.3k Years per 100 000 persons2017: 4.1k Years per 100 000 persons2018: 4.2k Years per 100 000 persons2019: 4.0k Years per 100 000 persons2020: 4.0k Years per 100 000 persons2021: 4.2k Years per 100 000 persons2022: 4.2k Years per 100 000 persons

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

Analysis

In 2022, potential years of life lost in Germany stood at 4,157 Years per 100 000 persons.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, potential years of life lost in Germany peaked at 7,534 Years per 100 000 persons in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4,029 Years per 100 000 persons, in 2019.

Germany ranks 18th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6,741 Years per 100 000 persons 5,879 Years per 100 000 persons 7,534 Years per 100 000 persons 10
2000s 5,088 Years per 100 000 persons 4,584 Years per 100 000 persons 5,737 Years per 100 000 persons 10
2010s 4,267 Years per 100 000 persons 4,029 Years per 100 000 persons 4,511 Years per 100 000 persons 10
2020s 4,129 Years per 100 000 persons 4,041 Years per 100 000 persons 4,190 Years per 100 000 persons 3

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 15 Canada 4,365 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  2. 16 Greece 4,292 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  3. 17 United Kingdom 4,273 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  4. 19 Portugal 4,102 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  5. 20 New Zealand 3,884 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  6. 21 Belgium 3,845 Years per 100 000 persons compare

See the full ranking of 46 places β†’

More reference data data for Germany

All data for Germany β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is potential years of life lost in Germany?
Potential years of life lost in Germany was 4,157 Years per 100 000 persons in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest potential years of life lost recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 7,534 Years per 100 000 persons in 1990.
What is the lowest potential years of life lost recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 4,029 Years per 100 000 persons in 2019.
How does Germany rank for potential years of life lost?
Germany ranks 18th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is potential years of life lost rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Germany 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.