Potential years of life lost in Poland
Poland: Potential years of life lost was 5,991 Years per 100 000 persons in 2024. ▼ Falling
Potential years of life lost in Poland, 1960–2024
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.
Potential years of life lost in Poland, year by year
| Year | Years per 100 000 persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15,063 Years per 100 000 persons | — |
| 1961 | 14,848 Years per 100 000 persons | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 14,979 Years per 100 000 persons | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 14,233 Years per 100 000 persons | -5.0% |
| 1964 | 13,750 Years per 100 000 persons | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 13,020 Years per 100 000 persons | -5.3% |
| 1966 | 12,713 Years per 100 000 persons | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 12,846 Years per 100 000 persons | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 12,442 Years per 100 000 persons | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 12,875 Years per 100 000 persons | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 12,728 Years per 100 000 persons | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 12,836 Years per 100 000 persons | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 12,050 Years per 100 000 persons | -6.1% |
| 1973 | 11,973 Years per 100 000 persons | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 11,375 Years per 100 000 persons | -5.0% |
| 1975 | 11,967 Years per 100 000 persons | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 12,112 Years per 100 000 persons | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 12,357 Years per 100 000 persons | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 12,293 Years per 100 000 persons | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 11,941 Years per 100 000 persons | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 14,763 Years per 100 000 persons | +23.6% |
| 1981 | 13,641 Years per 100 000 persons | -7.6% |
| 1982 | 13,583 Years per 100 000 persons | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 11,763 Years per 100 000 persons | -13.4% |
| 1984 | 11,936 Years per 100 000 persons | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 12,042 Years per 100 000 persons | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 11,749 Years per 100 000 persons | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 11,674 Years per 100 000 persons | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 11,388 Years per 100 000 persons | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 11,780 Years per 100 000 persons | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 11,944 Years per 100 000 persons | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 12,307 Years per 100 000 persons | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 11,786 Years per 100 000 persons | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 11,061 Years per 100 000 persons | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 11,088 Years per 100 000 persons | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 10,894 Years per 100 000 persons | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 10,424 Years per 100 000 persons | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 9,855 Years per 100 000 persons | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 9,274 Years per 100 000 persons | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 8,958 Years per 100 000 persons | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 8,700 Years per 100 000 persons | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 8,505 Years per 100 000 persons | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 8,506 Years per 100 000 persons | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8,469 Years per 100 000 persons | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 8,422 Years per 100 000 persons | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 8,418 Years per 100 000 persons | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 8,244 Years per 100 000 persons | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 8,015 Years per 100 000 persons | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 7,582 Years per 100 000 persons | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 7,408 Years per 100 000 persons | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 7,297 Years per 100 000 persons | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 7,056 Years per 100 000 persons | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 6,717 Years per 100 000 persons | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 6,741 Years per 100 000 persons | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 6,605 Years per 100 000 persons | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 6,593 Years per 100 000 persons | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 6,656 Years per 100 000 persons | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 6,506 Years per 100 000 persons | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 7,166 Years per 100 000 persons | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 7,634 Years per 100 000 persons | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 6,804 Years per 100 000 persons | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 6,174 Years per 100 000 persons | -9.3% |
| 2024 | 5,991 Years per 100 000 persons | -3.0% |
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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- 1 South Africa 17,551 Years per 100 000 persons compare
- 1 Latvia 7,558 Years per 100 000 persons compare
- 2 Russia 10,769 Years per 100 000 persons compare
- 2 Croatia 5,248 Years per 100 000 persons compare
- 2 Lithuania 7,008 Years per 100 000 persons compare
- 3 Mexico 8,732 Years per 100 000 persons compare
- 3 Türkiye 6,986 Years per 100 000 persons compare
- 4 Brazil 8,314 Years per 100 000 persons compare
- 5 Estonia 5,356 Years per 100 000 persons compare
- 5 Bulgaria 7,786 Years per 100 000 persons compare
- 6 Slovenia 3,520 Years per 100 000 persons compare
- 6 Romania 7,250 Years per 100 000 persons compare
- 7 United States 6,994 Years per 100 000 persons compare
- 7 Netherlands 3,436 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 4th out of 7 countries 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.