Potential years of life lost in Italy

Italy: Potential years of life lost was 3,080 Years per 100 000 persons in 2023. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2023)
3,080 Years per 100 000 persons
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
31st
of 36 countries
All-time high
13,714 Years per 100 000 persons
in 1960
All-time low
3,064 Years per 100 000 persons
in 2019
Years of data
64
1960–2023

Potential years of life lost in Italy, 1960–2023

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

Analysis

Italy recorded 3,080 Years per 100 000 persons for potential years of life lost in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, potential years of life lost in Italy peaked at 13,714 Years per 100 000 persons in 1960 and was at its lowest, 3,064 Years per 100 000 persons, in 2019.

That places Italy 31st out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 12,603 Years per 100 000 persons 11,614 Years per 100 000 persons 13,714 Years per 100 000 persons 10
1970s 9,653 Years per 100 000 persons 8,305 Years per 100 000 persons 10,978 Years per 100 000 persons 10
1980s 7,283 Years per 100 000 persons 6,443 Years per 100 000 persons 8,284 Years per 100 000 persons 10
1990s 5,858 Years per 100 000 persons 5,018 Years per 100 000 persons 6,484 Years per 100 000 persons 10
2000s 4,275 Years per 100 000 persons 3,773 Years per 100 000 persons 4,850 Years per 100 000 persons 10
2010s 3,337 Years per 100 000 persons 3,064 Years per 100 000 persons 3,616 Years per 100 000 persons 10
2020s 3,212 Years per 100 000 persons 3,080 Years per 100 000 persons 3,311 Years per 100 000 persons 4

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 28 Australia 3,438 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  2. 29 Norway 3,284 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  3. 30 Iceland 3,267 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  4. 32 Japan 3,069 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  5. 33 Spain 2,976 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  6. 34 Switzerland 2,734 Years per 100 000 persons compare

See the full ranking of 46 places β†’

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All data for Italy β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is potential years of life lost in Italy?
Potential years of life lost in Italy was 3,080 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 Italy?
The highest recorded value was 13,714 Years per 100 000 persons in 1960.
What is the lowest potential years of life lost recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 3,064 Years per 100 000 persons in 2019.
How does Italy rank for potential years of life lost?
Italy ranks 31st out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
Is potential years of life lost rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy 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.