Austria vs New Zealand: Life expectancy at birth
Austria
81.96 years
in 2023
New Zealand
82.09 years
in 2023
Austria rank
38th
New Zealand rank
36th
Life expectancy at birth over time
- Austria
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 82.09 years against 81.96 years in Austria, a difference of 0.13 years.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was New Zealand ahead.
Austria ranks 38th and New Zealand ranks 36th of 236 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 67.08 years | 70.14 years | 3.06 years | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 69.83 years | 71.22 years | 1.39 years | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 71.34 years | 72.12 years | 0.7807 years | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 74 years | 74 years | 0.0018 years | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 76.73 years | 76.81 years | 0.0871 years | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 79.42 years | 79.57 years | 0.1421 years | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 81.26 years | 81.5 years | 0.2412 years | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 81.72 years | 82.01 years | 0.2953 years | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, Austria or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 82.09 years against 81.96 years in Austria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth between Austria and New Zealand?
- 0.13 years, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and New Zealand?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Austria and New Zealand rank globally for life expectancy at birth?
- Austria ranks 38th and New Zealand ranks 36th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.