Austria vs Germany: Sex gap in life expectancy
Austria
4.78 years
in 2023
Germany
4.74 years
in 2023
Austria rank
130th
Germany rank
131st
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Austria
- Germany
How they compare
Austria currently reports 4.78 years against 4.74 years in Germany, a difference of 0.04 years.
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 years | 5 years | 0.6325 years | Austria |
| 1960s | 6.49 years | 5.62 years | 0.8625 years | Austria |
| 1970s | 7.05 years | 6.3 years | 0.7438 years | Austria |
| 1980s | 6.95 years | 6.43 years | 0.5201 years | Austria |
| 1990s | 6.51 years | 6.47 years | 0.0461 years | Austria |
| 2000s | 5.67 years | 5.67 years | 0.0059 years | Austria |
| 2010s | 4.95 years | 4.89 years | 0.0612 years | Austria |
| 2020s | 5.04 years | 4.94 years | 0.0948 years | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Austria or Germany?
- Austria, at 4.78 years against 4.74 years in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Austria and Germany?
- 0.04 years, 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 sex gap in life expectancy?
- Austria ranks 130th and Germany ranks 131st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.