Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Austria
Austria: Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference was -4.5 Years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Austria, 1960–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Austria stood at -4.5 Years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Austria peaked at -4.5 Years in 2024 and was at its lowest, -7.3 Years, in 1982.
Austria ranks 16th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -6.49 Years | -6.8 Years | -6.2 Years | 10 |
| 1970s | -7.06 Years | -7.2 Years | -6.9 Years | 10 |
| 1980s | -7.02 Years | -7.3 Years | -6.7 Years | 10 |
| 1990s | -6.6 Years | -6.8 Years | -6.1 Years | 10 |
| 2000s | -5.75 Years | -6.1 Years | -5.6 Years | 10 |
| 2010s | -5.03 Years | -5.7 Years | -4.6 Years | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.76 Years | -4.9 Years | -4.5 Years | 5 |
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More health data for Austria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,266 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 27 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 50,963 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 48,027 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 49,137 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 46,408 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Austria?
- Life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Austria was -4.5 Years in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was -4.5 Years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.3 Years in 1982.
- How does Austria rank for life expectancy — life expectancy difference?
- Austria ranks 16th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy — life expectancy difference rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (male-female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents data on life expectancy at birth, and at ages 40, 60, 65 and 80 years old. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.