Austria vs Taiwan, China: Life expectancy

Austria
81.5 years
in 2020
Taiwan, China
81.43 years
in 2020
Austria rank
21st
Taiwan, China rank
22nd

Life expectancy over time

  • Austria
  • Taiwan, China
20406080187019452020

How they compare

Austria currently reports 81.5 years against 81.43 years in Taiwan, China, a difference of 0.07 years.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Austria has been ahead every year.

Austria ranks 21st and Taiwan, China ranks 22nd of 162 countries.

Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Taiwan, China Difference Ahead
1870s 34.4 years 25 years 9.4 years Austria
1880s 35 years 25 years 10 years Austria
1890s 37.3 years 25 years 12.3 years Austria
1900s 42 years 27.7 years 14.3 years Austria
1910s 45.1 years 29 years 16.1 years Austria
1920s 53.65 years 39.78 years 13.87 years Austria
1930s 57.75 years 42.75 years 15 years Austria
1950s 66.18 years 58.6 years 7.58 years Austria
1960s 69.34 years 65.88 years 3.46 years Austria
1970s 70.71 years 69.65 years 1.06 years Austria
1980s 73.33 years 72.47 years 0.855 years Austria
1990s 76.26 years 74.17 years 2.08 years Austria
2000s 78.88 years 76.63 years 2.24 years Austria
2010s 80.81 years 79.81 years 1.01 years Austria
2020s 81.5 years 81.43 years 0.0736 years Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Austria or Taiwan, China?
Austria, at 81.5 years against 81.43 years in Taiwan, China as of 2020.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Austria and Taiwan, China?
0.07 years, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Taiwan, China?
24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Austria and Taiwan, China rank globally for life expectancy?
Austria ranks 21st and Taiwan, China ranks 22nd of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy
Unit
years
Source
Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 3,421 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed

Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.