What is the difference in remaining life expectancy at different ages between Austria and Denmark?

0.03 years, with Austria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Denmark?

77 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Remaining life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Austria vs Denmark: Remaining life expectancy at different ages

Austria

81.96 years

in 2023

Denmark

81.93 years

in 2023

Austria rank

38th

Denmark rank

39th

Remaining life expectancy at different ages over time

Austria
Denmark

How they compare

Austria currently reports 81.96 years against 81.93 years in Denmark, a difference of 0.03 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 77 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Denmark ahead.

Austria ranks 38th and Denmark ranks 39th of 236 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 4 and Denmark in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Denmark	Difference	Ahead
1940s	62.74 years	69.58 years	6.84 years	Denmark
1950s	67.08 years	71.47 years	4.39 years	Denmark
1960s	69.83 years	72.61 years	2.78 years	Denmark
1970s	71.34 years	73.9 years	2.56 years	Denmark
1980s	74 years	74.56 years	0.5647 years	Denmark
1990s	76.73 years	75.6 years	1.13 years	Austria
2000s	79.42 years	77.85 years	1.57 years	Austria
2010s	81.26 years	80.52 years	0.7372 years	Austria
2020s	81.72 years	81.55 years	0.1676 years	Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher remaining life expectancy at different ages, Austria or Denmark?: Austria, at 81.96 years against 81.93 years in Denmark as of 2023.
What is the difference in remaining life expectancy at different ages between Austria and Denmark?: 0.03 years, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Denmark?: 77 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2023.
How do Austria and Denmark rank globally for remaining life expectancy at different ages?: Austria ranks 38th and Denmark ranks 39th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Remaining life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Remaining life expectancy at different ages
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.