Potential years of life lost in Poland
Poland: Potential years of life lost was 5,991 Years per 100 000 persons in 2024. βΌ Falling
Potential years of life lost in Poland, 1960β2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years per 100 000 persons.
Analysis
Poland recorded 5,991 Years per 100 000 persons for potential years of life lost in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potential years of life lost in Poland peaked at 15,063 Years per 100 000 persons in 1960 and was at its lowest, 5,991 Years per 100 000 persons, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,677 Years per 100 000 persons | 12,442 Years per 100 000 persons | 15,063 Years per 100 000 persons | 10 |
| 1970s | 12,163 Years per 100 000 persons | 11,375 Years per 100 000 persons | 12,836 Years per 100 000 persons | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,432 Years per 100 000 persons | 11,388 Years per 100 000 persons | 14,763 Years per 100 000 persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,170 Years per 100 000 persons | 9,855 Years per 100 000 persons | 12,307 Years per 100 000 persons | 8 |
| 2000s | 8,551 Years per 100 000 persons | 8,015 Years per 100 000 persons | 9,274 Years per 100 000 persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,916 Years per 100 000 persons | 6,506 Years per 100 000 persons | 7,582 Years per 100 000 persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,754 Years per 100 000 persons | 5,991 Years per 100 000 persons | 7,634 Years per 100 000 persons | 5 |
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- 4 Brazil 8,314 Years per 100 000 persons compare
- 5 Bulgaria 7,786 Years per 100 000 persons compare
- 6 Romania 7,250 Years per 100 000 persons compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is potential years of life lost in Poland?
- Potential years of life lost in Poland was 5,991 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 15,063 Years per 100 000 persons in 1960.
- What is the lowest potential years of life lost recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,991 Years per 100 000 persons in 2024.
- How does Poland rank for potential years of life lost?
- Poland ranks 3rd out of 9 regions with data for 2024.
- Is potential years of life lost rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland 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.