Causes of death - potential years of life lost by treatable and preventable diseases by country
Countries reporting
43
Highest
7,158 Year
Latvia
Lowest
1,965 Year
Switzerland
Median
3,016 Year
Years covered
13
2011–2023
Data points
570
What the numbers show
Causes of death - potential years of life lost by treatable and preventable diseases is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 7,158 Year in Latvia; the lowest is 1,965 Year in Switzerland.
The median across all reporting countries is 3,016 Year, and the mean is 3,760 Year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 2 countries rose and 41 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 31.7%), and the largest decrease in Greece (down 62.2%).
Causes of death - potential years of life lost by treatable and: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvia | 7,158 Year | 2023 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 1 | Latvia | 7,158 Year | 2023 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 3 | Romania | 6,138 Year | 2023 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 4 | Lithuania | 6,038 Year | 2023 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 4 | Lithuania | 6,038 Year | 2023 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 6 | Türkiye | 5,829 Year | 2023 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 7 | Hungary | 5,591 Year | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 8 | Bulgaria | 5,531 Year | 2023 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 9 | Estonia | 5,124 Year | 2023 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 9 | Estonia | 5,124 Year | 2023 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 11 | Serbia | 4,933 Year | 2023 | down 9.2% | flat |
| 12 | Slovakia | 4,867 Year | 2023 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 12 | Slovakia | 4,867 Year | 2023 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 14 | Poland | 4,684 Year | 2023 | down 12.5% | flat |
| 14 | Poland | 4,684 Year | 2023 | down 12.5% | flat |
| 16 | Croatia | 4,483 Year | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 16 | Croatia | 4,483 Year | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 18 | Czechia | 3,577 Year | 2023 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 19 | United Kingdom | 3,399 Year | 2018 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 19 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 3,399 Year | 2018 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 21 | Finland | 3,133 Year | 2023 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 22 | Germany | 3,016 Year | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 23 | Slovenia | 2,992 Year | 2023 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 23 | Slovenia | 2,992 Year | 2023 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 25 | Greece | 2,957 Year | 2023 | down 62.2% | falling |
| 26 | Portugal | 2,893 Year | 2023 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 27 | Austria | 2,863 Year | 2023 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 28 | Iceland | 2,849 Year | 2023 | up 8.1% | flat |
| 29 | France | 2,777 Year | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 30 | Ireland | 2,703 Year | 2023 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 31 | Belgium | 2,683 Year | 2023 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 32 | Denmark | 2,502 Year | 2023 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 33 | Netherlands | 2,426 Year | 2023 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 33 | Netherlands | 2,426 Year | 2023 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 35 | Norway | 2,361 Year | 2023 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 36 | Malta | 2,284 Year | 2023 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 37 | Spain | 2,270 Year | 2023 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 38 | Cyprus | 2,231 Year | 2023 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 39 | Sweden | 2,210 Year | 2023 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 40 | Italy | 2,074 Year | 2023 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 41 | Liechtenstein | 1,999 Year | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 42 | Luxembourg | 1,974 Year | 2023 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 43 | Switzerland | 1,965 Year | 2023 | down 20.2% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) 3,382 Year
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 3,166 Year