Potential years of life lost in Peru

Peru: Potential years of life lost was 5,993 Years per 100 000 persons in 2022. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2022)
5,993 Years per 100 000 persons
Change on year
down 43.3%
World rank
12th
of 36 countries
All-time high
15,946 Years per 100 000 persons
in 1980
All-time low
4,482 Years per 100 000 persons
in 2016
Years of data
40
1980–2022

Potential years of life lost in Peru, 1980–2022

5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k1980200120221980: 15.9k Years per 100 000 persons1981: 13.1k Years per 100 000 persons1982: 12.6k Years per 100 000 persons1983: 12.1k Years per 100 000 persons1986: 11.6k Years per 100 000 persons1987: 10.5k Years per 100 000 persons1988: 9.9k Years per 100 000 persons1989: 9.8k Years per 100 000 persons1990: 8.0k Years per 100 000 persons1991: 7.5k Years per 100 000 persons1992: 9.0k Years per 100 000 persons1994: 8.5k Years per 100 000 persons1995: 8.8k Years per 100 000 persons1996: 8.7k Years per 100 000 persons1997: 8.1k Years per 100 000 persons1998: 7.8k Years per 100 000 persons1999: 7.1k Years per 100 000 persons2000: 6.7k Years per 100 000 persons2001: 6.0k Years per 100 000 persons2002: 5.9k Years per 100 000 persons2003: 6.2k Years per 100 000 persons2004: 6.1k Years per 100 000 persons2005: 5.9k Years per 100 000 persons2006: 5.3k Years per 100 000 persons2007: 5.3k Years per 100 000 persons2008: 5.5k Years per 100 000 persons2009: 5.6k Years per 100 000 persons2010: 5.5k Years per 100 000 persons2011: 5.2k Years per 100 000 persons2012: 5.0k Years per 100 000 persons2013: 4.9k Years per 100 000 persons2014: 4.7k Years per 100 000 persons2015: 4.5k Years per 100 000 persons2016: 4.5k Years per 100 000 persons2017: 5.3k Years per 100 000 persons2018: 5.7k Years per 100 000 persons2019: 5.6k Years per 100 000 persons2020: 9.3k Years per 100 000 persons2021: 10.6k Years per 100 000 persons2022: 6.0k Years per 100 000 persons

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

Analysis

Peru recorded 5,993 Years per 100 000 persons for potential years of life lost in 2022.

That represents a change of down 43.3% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, potential years of life lost in Peru peaked at 15,946 Years per 100 000 persons in 1980 and was at its lowest, 4,482 Years per 100 000 persons, in 2016.

That places Peru 12th out of 36 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 11,936 Years per 100 000 persons 9,765 Years per 100 000 persons 15,946 Years per 100 000 persons 8
1990s 8,176 Years per 100 000 persons 7,149 Years per 100 000 persons 8,973 Years per 100 000 persons 9
2000s 5,854 Years per 100 000 persons 5,314 Years per 100 000 persons 6,660 Years per 100 000 persons 10
2010s 5,087 Years per 100 000 persons 4,482 Years per 100 000 persons 5,677 Years per 100 000 persons 10
2020s 8,627 Years per 100 000 persons 5,993 Years per 100 000 persons 10,579 Years per 100 000 persons 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 9 Hungary 6,412 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  2. 10 Costa Rica 6,387 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  3. 11 Colombia 6,305 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  4. 13 Chile 4,798 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  5. 14 Czechia 4,503 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  6. 15 Canada 4,365 Years per 100 000 persons compare

See the full ranking of 46 places β†’

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All data for Peru β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is potential years of life lost in Peru?
Potential years of life lost in Peru was 5,993 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 Peru?
The highest recorded value was 15,946 Years per 100 000 persons in 1980.
What is the lowest potential years of life lost recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 4,482 Years per 100 000 persons in 2016.
How does Peru rank for potential years of life lost?
Peru ranks 12th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is potential years of life lost rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru 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.