Austria vs Germany: Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth

Austria
4.78
in 2023
Germany
4.74
in 2023
Austria rank
130th
Germany rank
131st

Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth over time

  • Austria
  • Germany
02468194719852023

How they compare

Austria currently reports 4.78 against 4.74 in Germany, a difference of 0.04.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Germany ahead.

Austria ranks 130th and Germany ranks 131st of 236 countries.

Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Germany Difference Ahead
1950s 5.63 5 0.6325 Austria
1960s 6.49 5.62 0.8625 Austria
1970s 7.05 6.3 0.7438 Austria
1980s 6.95 6.43 0.5201 Austria
1990s 6.51 6.47 0.0461 Austria
2000s 5.67 5.67 0.0059 Austria
2010s 4.95 4.89 0.0612 Austria
2020s 5.04 4.94 0.0948 Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in female and male life expectancy at birth, Austria or Germany?
Austria, at 4.78 against 4.74 in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in female and male life expectancy at birth between Austria and Germany?
0.04, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Germany?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Austria and Germany rank globally for difference in female and male life expectancy at birth?
Austria ranks 130th and Germany ranks 131st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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