Potential years of life lost in Iceland
Iceland: Potential years of life lost was 3,267 Years per 100 000 persons in 2024. βΌ Falling
Potential years of life lost in Iceland, 1960β2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years per 100 000 persons.
Analysis
In 2024, potential years of life lost in Iceland stood at 3,267 Years per 100 000 persons.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.6% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potential years of life lost in Iceland peaked at 10,024 Years per 100 000 persons in 1963 and was at its lowest, 3,098 Years per 100 000 persons, in 2019.
That places Iceland 30th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,404 Years per 100 000 persons | 8,952 Years per 100 000 persons | 10,024 Years per 100 000 persons | 10 |
| 1970s | 8,418 Years per 100 000 persons | 7,037 Years per 100 000 persons | 9,515 Years per 100 000 persons | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,445 Years per 100 000 persons | 5,532 Years per 100 000 persons | 7,090 Years per 100 000 persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,158 Years per 100 000 persons | 4,369 Years per 100 000 persons | 6,166 Years per 100 000 persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,928 Years per 100 000 persons | 3,408 Years per 100 000 persons | 4,865 Years per 100 000 persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,258 Years per 100 000 persons | 3,098 Years per 100 000 persons | 3,452 Years per 100 000 persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,420 Years per 100 000 persons | 3,267 Years per 100 000 persons | 3,781 Years per 100 000 persons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 27 Denmark 3,576 Years per 100 000 persons compare
- 28 Australia 3,438 Years per 100 000 persons compare
- 29 Norway 3,284 Years per 100 000 persons compare
- 31 Italy 3,080 Years per 100 000 persons compare
- 32 Japan 3,069 Years per 100 000 persons compare
- 33 Spain 2,976 Years per 100 000 persons compare
More reference data data for Iceland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0288 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0708 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0964 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2576 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potential years of life lost in Iceland?
- Potential years of life lost in Iceland was 3,267 Years per 100 000 persons in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest potential years of life lost recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 10,024 Years per 100 000 persons in 1963.
- What is the lowest potential years of life lost recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,098 Years per 100 000 persons in 2019.
- How does Iceland rank for potential years of life lost?
- Iceland ranks 30th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potential years of life lost rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland 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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About this data
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.