Austria vs Puerto Rico: Life expectancy at birth, total

Austria
82 years
in 2024
Puerto Rico
81.9 years
in 2024
Austria rank
36th
Puerto Rico rank
38th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Austria
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 82 years against 81.9 years in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.1 years.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Austria ranks 36th and Puerto Rico ranks 38th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 6 and Puerto Rico in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1960s 69.64 years 69.43 years 0.214 years Austria
1970s 71.14 years 71.62 years 0.4773 years Puerto Rico
1980s 73.82 years 73.08 years 0.7472 years Austria
1990s 76.59 years 73.91 years 2.68 years Austria
2000s 79.33 years 77.06 years 2.28 years Austria
2010s 81.32 years 79.97 years 1.35 years Austria
2020s 81.49 years 80.56 years 0.9336 years Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Austria or Puerto Rico?
Austria, at 82 years against 81.9 years in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Austria and Puerto Rico?
0.1 years, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Puerto Rico?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Austria and Puerto Rico rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Austria ranks 36th and Puerto Rico ranks 38th of 217 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
265 places, 17,191 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.