Sex gap in life expectancy in Austria
Austria: Sex gap in life expectancy was 4.78 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
4.78 years
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
130th
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.21 years
in 1978
All-time low
4.61 years
in 2017
Years of data
77
1947–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Austria, 1947–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, sex gap in life expectancy in Austria stood at 4.78 years.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Austria peaked at 7.21 years in 1978 and was at its lowest, 4.61 years, in 2017.
Austria ranks 130th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 77 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy in Austria, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 5.06 years | — |
| 1948 | 5.24 years | +3.6% |
| 1949 | 4.75 years | -9.4% |
| 1950 | 5.1 years | +7.4% |
| 1951 | 5.34 years | +4.6% |
| 1952 | 5.14 years | -3.7% |
| 1953 | 5.09 years | -0.9% |
| 1954 | 5.39 years | +5.9% |
| 1955 | 5.8 years | +7.6% |
| 1956 | 5.91 years | +1.9% |
| 1957 | 6.3 years | +6.5% |
| 1958 | 6.03 years | -4.2% |
| 1959 | 6.2 years | +2.8% |
| 1960 | 6.51 years | +5.0% |
| 1961 | 6.37 years | -2.2% |
| 1962 | 6.2 years | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 6.25 years | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 6.41 years | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 6.39 years | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 6.5 years | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 6.76 years | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 6.76 years | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 6.71 years | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 6.91 years | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 7.01 years | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 7.07 years | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 7.03 years | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 7.18 years | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 7.04 years | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 6.87 years | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 6.95 years | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 7.21 years | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 7.19 years | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 7.08 years | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 7.12 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 7.21 years | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 7.09 years | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 7.18 years | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 6.98 years | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 6.76 years | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 6.64 years | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 6.67 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 6.77 years | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 6.64 years | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 6.72 years | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 6.64 years | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 6.58 years | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 6.52 years | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 6.66 years | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 6.42 years | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 6.52 years | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 6.37 years | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 6.05 years | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 6 years | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 5.98 years | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 5.88 years | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 5.63 years | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 5.7 years | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 5.59 years | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 5.56 years | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 5.56 years | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.37 years | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 5.46 years | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 5.47 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 5.36 years | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 5.03 years | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 5.11 years | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 4.82 years | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 4.95 years | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 4.79 years | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 4.61 years | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 4.69 years | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 4.66 years | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 5.11 years | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 5.21 years | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 5.05 years | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 4.78 years | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 5.02 years | 4.75 years | 5.24 years | 3 |
| 1950s | 5.63 years | 5.09 years | 6.3 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.49 years | 6.2 years | 6.76 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.05 years | 6.87 years | 7.21 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.95 years | 6.64 years | 7.21 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.51 years | 6.05 years | 6.72 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.67 years | 5.37 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.95 years | 4.61 years | 5.47 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.04 years | 4.78 years | 5.21 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Austria?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Austria was 4.78 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 7.21 years in 1978.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.61 years in 2017.
- How does Austria rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Austria ranks 130th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.