Austria vs United Kingdom: Male life expectancy at birth

Austria
79.54 years
in 2023
United Kingdom
79.36 years
in 2023
Austria rank
38th
United Kingdom rank
40th

Male life expectancy at birth over time

  • Austria
  • United Kingdom
020406080195019862023

How they compare

Austria currently reports 79.54 years against 79.36 years in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.18 years.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Austria ranks 38th and United Kingdom ranks 40th of 236 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
1950s 64.18 years 67.16 years 2.98 years United Kingdom
1960s 66.46 years 68.24 years 1.78 years United Kingdom
1970s 67.67 years 69.38 years 1.72 years United Kingdom
1980s 70.34 years 71.59 years 1.25 years United Kingdom
1990s 73.31 years 73.92 years 0.6091 years United Kingdom
2000s 76.47 years 76.65 years 0.1775 years United Kingdom
2010s 78.72 years 79.06 years 0.3362 years United Kingdom
2020s 79.18 years 78.89 years 0.295 years Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher male life expectancy at birth, Austria or United Kingdom?
Austria, at 79.54 years against 79.36 years in United Kingdom as of 2023.
What is the difference in male life expectancy at birth between Austria and United Kingdom?
0.18 years, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and United Kingdom?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Austria and United Kingdom rank globally for male life expectancy at birth?
Austria ranks 38th and United Kingdom ranks 40th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Austria vs United Kingdom: Male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid, drawing on UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 01 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/mens-life-expectancy-at-birth/austria/united-kingdom/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/mens-life-expectancy-at-birth/austria/united-kingdom/">Austria vs United Kingdom: Male life expectancy at birth</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Male life expectancy at birth
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Period life expectancy at birth.