Austria vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Life expectancy at birth, total

Austria
82 years
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
71.49 years
in 2024
Austria rank
36th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
33rd

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Austria
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 82 years against 71.49 years in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 10.51 years.

That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Austria has been ahead every year.

Austria ranks 36th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 218 countries.

Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 69.64 years 46.69 years 22.95 years Austria
1970s 71.14 years 52.93 years 18.21 years Austria
1980s 73.82 years 59.09 years 14.73 years Austria
1990s 76.59 years 63.74 years 12.85 years Austria
2000s 79.33 years 66.95 years 12.39 years Austria
2010s 81.32 years 69.31 years 12.01 years Austria
2020s 81.49 years 70.35 years 11.14 years Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Austria or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Austria, at 82 years against 71.49 years in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Austria and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
10.51 years, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Austria and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Austria ranks 36th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
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Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.