Potential years of life lost in Romania

Romania: Potential years of life lost was 7,250 Years per 100 000 persons in 2023. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2023)
7,250 Years per 100 000 persons
Change on year
down 8.7%
World rank
6th
of 36 countries
All-time high
16,590 Years per 100 000 persons
in 1969
All-time low
7,250 Years per 100 000 persons
in 2023
Years of data
55
1963–2023

Potential years of life lost in Romania, 1963–2023

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

Analysis

Romania recorded 7,250 Years per 100 000 persons for potential years of life lost in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.

That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, potential years of life lost in Romania peaked at 16,590 Years per 100 000 persons in 1969 and was at its lowest, 7,250 Years per 100 000 persons, in 2023.

Romania ranks 6th of 36 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 15,722 Years per 100 000 persons 14,854 Years per 100 000 persons 16,590 Years per 100 000 persons 2
1970s 13,231 Years per 100 000 persons 12,558 Years per 100 000 persons 14,842 Years per 100 000 persons 9
1980s 15,034 Years per 100 000 persons 13,324 Years per 100 000 persons 16,162 Years per 100 000 persons 10
1990s 13,314 Years per 100 000 persons 12,287 Years per 100 000 persons 14,247 Years per 100 000 persons 10
2000s 10,783 Years per 100 000 persons 9,558 Years per 100 000 persons 11,868 Years per 100 000 persons 10
2010s 8,370 Years per 100 000 persons 7,980 Years per 100 000 persons 9,236 Years per 100 000 persons 10
2020s 8,427 Years per 100 000 persons 7,250 Years per 100 000 persons 9,698 Years per 100 000 persons 4

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 3 Mexico 8,732 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  2. 4 Brazil 8,314 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  3. 5 Bulgaria 7,786 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  4. 7 United States 6,994 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  5. 8 Argentina 6,726 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  6. 9 Hungary 6,412 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 Romania?
Potential years of life lost in Romania was 7,250 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 Romania?
The highest recorded value was 16,590 Years per 100 000 persons in 1969.
What is the lowest potential years of life lost recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 7,250 Years per 100 000 persons in 2023.
How does Romania rank for potential years of life lost?
Romania ranks 6th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
Is potential years of life lost rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Romania 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.