Austria vs Germany: Difference in male and female life expectancy

Austria
4.71
in 2023
Germany
4.69
in 2023
Austria rank
119th
Germany rank
121st

Difference in male and female life expectancy over time

  • Austria
  • Germany
02468194719852023

How they compare

Austria currently reports 4.71 against 4.69 in Germany, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Germany ahead.

Austria ranks 119th and Germany ranks 121st of 229 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 7 and Germany in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Germany Difference Ahead
1950s 4.86 4.25 0.606 Austria
1960s 6 5.14 0.8586 Austria
1970s 6.66 5.94 0.7185 Austria
1980s 6.73 6.24 0.4903 Austria
1990s 6.43 6.37 0.0688 Austria
2000s 5.6 5.61 0.0038 Germany
2010s 4.9 4.84 0.0523 Austria
2020s 4.99 4.91 0.0848 Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in male and female life expectancy, Austria or Germany?
Austria, at 4.71 against 4.69 in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in male and female life expectancy between Austria and Germany?
0.02, 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 male and female life expectancy?
Austria ranks 119th and Germany ranks 121st of 229 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Difference in male and female life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Difference in male and female life expectancy
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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