Potential years of life lost in Switzerland

Switzerland: Potential years of life lost was 2,734 Years per 100 000 persons in 2023. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2023)
2,734 Years per 100 000 persons
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
34th
of 36 countries
All-time high
11,000 Years per 100 000 persons
in 1962
All-time low
2,734 Years per 100 000 persons
in 2023
Years of data
64
1960–2023

Potential years of life lost in Switzerland, 1960–2023

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

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 2,734 Years per 100 000 persons for potential years of life lost in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, potential years of life lost in Switzerland peaked at 11,000 Years per 100 000 persons in 1962 and was at its lowest, 2,734 Years per 100 000 persons, in 2023.

Switzerland ranks 34th of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 10,194 Years per 100 000 persons 9,432 Years per 100 000 persons 11,000 Years per 100 000 persons 10
1970s 8,171 Years per 100 000 persons 7,446 Years per 100 000 persons 9,192 Years per 100 000 persons 10
1980s 6,785 Years per 100 000 persons 6,391 Years per 100 000 persons 7,422 Years per 100 000 persons 10
1990s 5,672 Years per 100 000 persons 4,810 Years per 100 000 persons 6,392 Years per 100 000 persons 10
2000s 4,190 Years per 100 000 persons 3,722 Years per 100 000 persons 4,826 Years per 100 000 persons 10
2010s 3,195 Years per 100 000 persons 2,836 Years per 100 000 persons 3,524 Years per 100 000 persons 10
2020s 2,882 Years per 100 000 persons 2,734 Years per 100 000 persons 2,970 Years per 100 000 persons 4

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 31 Italy 3,080 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  2. 32 Japan 3,069 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  3. 33 Spain 2,976 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  4. 35 Sweden 2,727 Years per 100 000 persons compare
  5. 36 Luxembourg 2,507 Years per 100 000 persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is potential years of life lost in Switzerland?
Potential years of life lost in Switzerland was 2,734 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 Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 11,000 Years per 100 000 persons in 1962.
What is the lowest potential years of life lost recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 2,734 Years per 100 000 persons in 2023.
How does Switzerland rank for potential years of life lost?
Switzerland ranks 34th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
Is potential years of life lost rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Switzerland 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.