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Mortality in Austria, by the numbers

Austria sits in Europe & Central Asia. A newborn there can expect about 82.0 years of life, 35th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Austria, each with its global rank and source year.

Life expectancy
82.0 yrs
35th of 212
Recorded alcohol per adult
11.5 L
10th highest of 185
Health spending per capita
$6,739
13th highest of 191

17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure

How Austria ranks, measure by measure
MeasureValueWorld rankYear
Life expectancy at birth 82.0 yrs 35 of 212 2024
Age-standardized death rate 4.0 /1,000 159 of 182 2021
Crude death rate 9.6 /1,000 46 of 212 2024
Life expectancy at 60 23.5 yrs 26 of 182 2021
Male mortality penalty 35.5 /1,000 168 of 212 2023
Life-expectancy gap (F−M) 4.5 yrs 125 of 212 2024
Old-age sex ratio (65+) 78.5 men/100 women 92 of 212 2024
Infant mortality 2.8 /1,000 169 of 192 2024
Maternal mortality 6.0 /100k 159 of 191 2023
Premature NCD mortality 9.9 % 160 of 182 2021
Suicide rate 14.5 /100k 33 of 182 2021
Road-traffic deaths 4.9 /100k 163 of 187 2019
Adult obesity 12.8 % 84 of 143 2006
Recorded alcohol per adult 11.5 L 10 of 185 2020
Population aged 65+ 20.6 % 28 of 212 2024
Health spending per capita $6,739 13 of 191 2024
GDP per capita $58,269 22 of 212 2024

Measured against the rest of the world, Austria's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 10th highest recorded alcohol per adult in the world (11.5 L) and the 13th highest health spending per capita in the world ($6,739). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Austria; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.