Potential years of life lost in United States
United States: Potential years of life lost was 6,994 Years per 100 000 persons in 2023. βΌ Falling
Potential years of life lost in United States, 1960β2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years per 100 000 persons.
Analysis
In 2023, potential years of life lost in United States stood at 6,994 Years per 100 000 persons.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potential years of life lost in United States peaked at 13,450 Years per 100 000 persons in 1960 and was at its lowest, 6,202 Years per 100 000 persons, in 2013.
United States ranks 7th of 36 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,021 Years per 100 000 persons | 12,690 Years per 100 000 persons | 13,450 Years per 100 000 persons | 10 |
| 1970s | 11,322 Years per 100 000 persons | 10,009 Years per 100 000 persons | 12,763 Years per 100 000 persons | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,140 Years per 100 000 persons | 8,736 Years per 100 000 persons | 9,980 Years per 100 000 persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,113 Years per 100 000 persons | 7,406 Years per 100 000 persons | 8,679 Years per 100 000 persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,934 Years per 100 000 persons | 6,476 Years per 100 000 persons | 7,235 Years per 100 000 persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,325 Years per 100 000 persons | 6,202 Years per 100 000 persons | 6,512 Years per 100 000 persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,520 Years per 100 000 persons | 6,994 Years per 100 000 persons | 8,253 Years per 100 000 persons | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 4 Brazil 8,314 Years per 100 000 persons compare
- 5 Bulgaria 7,786 Years per 100 000 persons compare
- 6 Romania 7,250 Years per 100 000 persons compare
- 8 Argentina 6,726 Years per 100 000 persons compare
- 9 Hungary 6,412 Years per 100 000 persons compare
- 10 Costa Rica 6,387 Years per 100 000 persons compare
More reference data data for United States
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 19.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 20.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 64.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 52.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 133.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 589.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 112.69 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potential years of life lost in United States?
- Potential years of life lost in United States was 6,994 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 13,450 Years per 100 000 persons in 1960.
- What is the lowest potential years of life lost recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,202 Years per 100 000 persons in 2013.
- How does United States rank for potential years of life lost?
- United States ranks 7th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potential years of life lost rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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.