Austria vs United Kingdom: Gender gap in life expectancy by age group

Austria
0.8982
in 2017
United Kingdom
0.8133
in 2018
Austria rank
19th
United Kingdom rank
22nd

Gender gap in life expectancy by age group over time

  • Austria
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 0.8982 against 0.8133 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0849.

That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1947 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Austria ranks 19th and United Kingdom ranks 22nd of 33 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1940s 0.1071 0.2898 0.1827 United Kingdom
1950s 0.1736 0.3354 0.1618 United Kingdom
1960s 0.257 0.4303 0.1734 United Kingdom
1970s 0.3479 0.5517 0.2039 United Kingdom
1980s 0.5142 0.7509 0.2368 United Kingdom
1990s 0.693 0.8692 0.1762 United Kingdom
2000s 0.8332 0.8817 0.0485 United Kingdom
2010s 0.9438 0.8595 0.0843 Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gender gap in life expectancy by age group, Austria or United Kingdom?
Austria, at 0.8982 against 0.8133 in United Kingdom as of 2017.
What is the difference in gender gap in life expectancy by age group between Austria and United Kingdom?
0.0849, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and United Kingdom?
71 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2017.
How do Austria and United Kingdom rank globally for gender gap in life expectancy by age group?
Austria ranks 19th and United Kingdom ranks 22nd of 33 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Gender gap in life expectancy by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gender gap in life expectancy by age group
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
33 places, 3,442 data points, 1751–2019
Last refreshed