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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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.

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Indicator
Causes of death - potential years of life lost by treatable and preventable diseases
Unit
Year
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
45 places, 570 data points, 2011–2023
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