Potential years of life lost in Mexico

Mexico: Potential years of life lost was 8,732 Years per 100 000 persons in 2023. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2023)
8,732 Years per 100 000 persons
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
3rd
of 36 countries
All-time high
30,643 Years per 100 000 persons
in 1960
All-time low
8,435 Years per 100 000 persons
in 2013
Years of data
64
1960–2023

Potential years of life lost in Mexico, 1960–2023

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

Analysis

Mexico recorded 8,732 Years per 100 000 persons for potential years of life lost in 2023.

The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, potential years of life lost in Mexico peaked at 30,643 Years per 100 000 persons in 1960 and was at its lowest, 8,435 Years per 100 000 persons, in 2013.

Mexico ranks 3rd of 36 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 27,295 Years per 100 000 persons 25,582 Years per 100 000 persons 30,643 Years per 100 000 persons 10
1970s 21,799 Years per 100 000 persons 18,820 Years per 100 000 persons 25,840 Years per 100 000 persons 10
1980s 14,674 Years per 100 000 persons 12,909 Years per 100 000 persons 18,602 Years per 100 000 persons 10
1990s 11,152 Years per 100 000 persons 9,957 Years per 100 000 persons 12,627 Years per 100 000 persons 10
2000s 9,008 Years per 100 000 persons 8,584 Years per 100 000 persons 9,546 Years per 100 000 persons 10
2010s 8,755 Years per 100 000 persons 8,435 Years per 100 000 persons 9,064 Years per 100 000 persons 10
2020s 10,926 Years per 100 000 persons 8,732 Years per 100 000 persons 12,960 Years per 100 000 persons 4

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 1 South Africa 17,551 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  2. 2 Russia 10,769 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  3. 4 Brazil 8,314 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  4. 5 Bulgaria 7,786 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  5. 6 Romania 7,250 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 Mexico?
Potential years of life lost in Mexico was 8,732 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 Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 30,643 Years per 100 000 persons in 1960.
What is the lowest potential years of life lost recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 8,435 Years per 100 000 persons in 2013.
How does Mexico rank for potential years of life lost?
Mexico ranks 3rd out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
Is potential years of life lost rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mexico 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.