Potential years of life lost in Portugal

Portugal: Potential years of life lost was 4,102 Years per 100 000 persons in 2022. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2022)
4,102 Years per 100 000 persons
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
19th
of 36 countries
All-time high
22,448 Years per 100 000 persons
in 1961
All-time low
4,049 Years per 100 000 persons
in 2019
Years of data
58
1960–2022

Potential years of life lost in Portugal, 1960–2022

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

Analysis

Portugal recorded 4,102 Years per 100 000 persons for potential years of life lost in 2022.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, potential years of life lost in Portugal peaked at 22,448 Years per 100 000 persons in 1961 and was at its lowest, 4,049 Years per 100 000 persons, in 2019.

Portugal ranks 19th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 58 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 18,734 Years per 100 000 persons 16,484 Years per 100 000 persons 22,448 Years per 100 000 persons 10
1970s 13,797 Years per 100 000 persons 10,958 Years per 100 000 persons 16,475 Years per 100 000 persons 10
1980s 9,820 Years per 100 000 persons 8,698 Years per 100 000 persons 11,095 Years per 100 000 persons 10
1990s 8,134 Years per 100 000 persons 7,314 Years per 100 000 persons 8,990 Years per 100 000 persons 10
2000s 6,074 Years per 100 000 persons 5,124 Years per 100 000 persons 7,021 Years per 100 000 persons 7
2010s 4,375 Years per 100 000 persons 4,049 Years per 100 000 persons 4,880 Years per 100 000 persons 10
2020s 4,102 Years per 100 000 persons 4,102 Years per 100 000 persons 4,102 Years per 100 000 persons 1

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 16 Greece 4,292 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  2. 17 United Kingdom 4,273 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  3. 18 Germany 4,157 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  4. 20 New Zealand 3,884 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  5. 21 Belgium 3,845 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  6. 22 France 3,801 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 Portugal?
Potential years of life lost in Portugal was 4,102 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 Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 22,448 Years per 100 000 persons in 1961.
What is the lowest potential years of life lost recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 4,049 Years per 100 000 persons in 2019.
How does Portugal rank for potential years of life lost?
Portugal ranks 19th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is potential years of life lost rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Portugal 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.