Potential years of life lost in Greece

Greece: Potential years of life lost was 4,292 Years per 100 000 persons in 2022. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2022)
4,292 Years per 100 000 persons
Change on year
down 8.0%
World rank
16th
of 36 countries
All-time high
11,254 Years per 100 000 persons
in 1962
All-time low
4,035 Years per 100 000 persons
in 2018
Years of data
62
1961–2022

Potential years of life lost in Greece, 1961–2022

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for potential years of life lost in Greece is 4,292 Years per 100 000 persons, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, potential years of life lost in Greece peaked at 11,254 Years per 100 000 persons in 1962 and was at its lowest, 4,035 Years per 100 000 persons, in 2018.

Greece ranks 16th 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 10,555 Years per 100 000 persons 9,680 Years per 100 000 persons 11,254 Years per 100 000 persons 9
1970s 8,463 Years per 100 000 persons 7,708 Years per 100 000 persons 9,222 Years per 100 000 persons 10
1980s 6,802 Years per 100 000 persons 6,188 Years per 100 000 persons 7,534 Years per 100 000 persons 10
1990s 5,778 Years per 100 000 persons 5,453 Years per 100 000 persons 6,056 Years per 100 000 persons 10
2000s 4,816 Years per 100 000 persons 4,465 Years per 100 000 persons 5,278 Years per 100 000 persons 10
2010s 4,238 Years per 100 000 persons 4,035 Years per 100 000 persons 4,414 Years per 100 000 persons 10
2020s 4,342 Years per 100 000 persons 4,071 Years per 100 000 persons 4,663 Years per 100 000 persons 3

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 13 Chile 4,798 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  2. 14 Czechia 4,503 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  3. 15 Canada 4,365 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  4. 17 United Kingdom 4,273 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  5. 18 Germany 4,157 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  6. 19 Portugal 4,102 Years per 100 000 persons compare

See the full ranking of 46 places β†’

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All data for Greece β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is potential years of life lost in Greece?
Potential years of life lost in Greece was 4,292 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 Greece?
The highest recorded value was 11,254 Years per 100 000 persons in 1962.
What is the lowest potential years of life lost recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 4,035 Years per 100 000 persons in 2018.
How does Greece rank for potential years of life lost?
Greece ranks 16th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is potential years of life lost rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Greece 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.