Potential years of life lost in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Potential years of life lost was 4,273 Years per 100 000 persons in 2024. βΌ Falling
Potential years of life lost in United Kingdom, 1960β2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years per 100 000 persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potential years of life lost in United Kingdom is 4,273 Years per 100 000 persons, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potential years of life lost in United Kingdom peaked at 11,448 Years per 100 000 persons in 1963 and was at its lowest, 4,148 Years per 100 000 persons, in 2019.
United Kingdom ranks 17th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,952 Years per 100 000 persons | 10,305 Years per 100 000 persons | 11,448 Years per 100 000 persons | 10 |
| 1970s | 9,751 Years per 100 000 persons | 9,202 Years per 100 000 persons | 10,362 Years per 100 000 persons | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,987 Years per 100 000 persons | 7,273 Years per 100 000 persons | 8,947 Years per 100 000 persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,389 Years per 100 000 persons | 5,840 Years per 100 000 persons | 7,118 Years per 100 000 persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,202 Years per 100 000 persons | 4,755 Years per 100 000 persons | 5,619 Years per 100 000 persons | 9 |
| 2010s | 4,291 Years per 100 000 persons | 4,148 Years per 100 000 persons | 4,611 Years per 100 000 persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,423 Years per 100 000 persons | 4,273 Years per 100 000 persons | 4,629 Years per 100 000 persons | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 14 Czechia 4,503 Years per 100 000 persons compare
- 15 Canada 4,365 Years per 100 000 persons compare
- 16 Greece 4,292 Years per 100 000 persons compare
- 18 Germany 4,157 Years per 100 000 persons compare
- 19 Portugal 4,102 Years per 100 000 persons compare
- 20 New Zealand 3,884 Years per 100 000 persons compare
More reference data data for United Kingdom
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 10.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 59.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.48 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potential years of life lost in United Kingdom?
- Potential years of life lost in United Kingdom was 4,273 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 11,448 Years per 100 000 persons in 1963.
- What is the lowest potential years of life lost recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,148 Years per 100 000 persons in 2019.
- How does United Kingdom rank for potential years of life lost?
- United Kingdom ranks 17th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potential years of life lost rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.