Austria vs Belgium: Life expectation at birth by sex
Austria
84.32
in 2023
Belgium
84.33
in 2023
Austria rank
37th
Belgium rank
36th
Life expectation at birth by sex over time
- Austria
- Belgium
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 84.33 against 84.32 in Austria, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 77 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Belgium ahead.
Austria ranks 37th and Belgium ranks 36th of 229 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and Belgium in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 65.18 | 67.28 | 2.1 | Belgium |
| 1950s | 69.81 | 71.11 | 1.3 | Belgium |
| 1960s | 72.95 | 73.53 | 0.5807 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 74.71 | 75.26 | 0.5516 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 77.29 | 77.81 | 0.5154 | Belgium |
| 1990s | 79.82 | 80.08 | 0.2623 | Belgium |
| 2000s | 82.14 | 81.72 | 0.4208 | Austria |
| 2010s | 83.67 | 83.29 | 0.3823 | Austria |
| 2020s | 84.22 | 83.76 | 0.4546 | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectation at birth by sex, Austria or Belgium?
- Belgium, at 84.33 against 84.32 in Austria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectation at birth by sex between Austria and Belgium?
- 0.01, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belgium?
- 77 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Belgium rank globally for life expectation at birth by sex?
- Austria ranks 37th and Belgium ranks 36th of 229 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Life expectation at birth by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.