Health · Europe & Central Asia · High income
Austria: health in numbers
Life expectancy is 82.0 yrs (2024), 36th of 217 in the world and 21st of 58 in Europe & Central Asia. Life expectancy, women is 84.3 yrs (2024), 34th of 217 in the world and 21st of 58 in Europe & Central Asia. Life expectancy, men is 79.8 yrs (2024), 36th of 217 in the world and 20th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia.
Life expectancy
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17 indicators
Health: Austria in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancyLife expectancy at birth, years | 82.0 yrs2024 | 36/217 | 21/58 | 78.1 yrs | 80.6 yrs | 81.2 yrs | +0.6%since 2014 | 78.6 yrs | 80.4 yrs | 73.5 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, womenLife expectancy at birth, women, years | 84.3 yrs2024 | 34/217 | 21/58 | 81.2 yrs | 83.5 yrs | 83.6 yrs | +0.4%since 2014 | 81.8 yrs | 83.2 yrs | 76.0 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, menLife expectancy at birth, men, years | 79.8 yrs2024 | 36/217 | 20/58 | 75.2 yrs | 77.8 yrs | 78.9 yrs | +0.9%since 2014 | 75.6 yrs | 77.8 yrs | 71.1 yrs | |
| Infant mortalityInfant mortality, per 1,000 live births | 2.82024 | 173/196 | 33/52 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 2.9 | −13%since 2014 | 6.6 | 4.2 | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortalityUnder-5 mortality, per 1,000 live births | 3.32024 | 174/196 | 34/52 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 3.4 | −13%since 2014 | 7.8 | 5.1 | 37.4 | |
| Neonatal mortalityNeonatal mortality, per 1,000 live births | 2.22024 | 169/196 | 29/52 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.2 | −4.3%since 2014 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 17.2 | |
| Maternal mortalityMaternal mortality, per 100,000 live births | 62023 | 162/194 | 26/51 | 7 | 6 | 6 | ±0.0%since 2013 | 11 | 10 | 197 | |
| Measles vaccinationMeasles immunisation, % of children 12–23 months | 90%2024 | 92/193 | 33/51 | 75% | 80% | 95% | −6.0 ppsince 2014 | 94% | 94% | 84% | |
| TuberculosisTuberculosis incidence, per 100,000 people | 52024 | 175/208 | 39/52 | 22 | 10 | 5 | −38%since 2014 | 22 | 12 | 131 | |
| Health spendingCurrent health expenditure, % of GDP | 11.8%2024 | 10/193 | 2/52 | 9.4% | 10.3% | 11.4% | +1.3 ppsince 2014 | 9.6% | 12.5% | 10.1% | |
| Out-of-pocket spendingOut-of-pocket health spending, % of health expenditure | 16.5%2024 | 139/193 | 34/52 | 18.8% | 19.2% | 17.2% | −3.1 ppsince 2014 | 16.5% | 13.4% | 17.3% | |
| PhysiciansPhysicians per 1,000 people | 5.512023 | 7/180 | 5/50 | 3.88 | 4.83 | 5.34 | +9.9%since 2013 | 3.90 | 3.78 | 1.86 | |
| Hospital bedsHospital beds per 1,000 people | 6.72022 | 11/182 | 7/51 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.0 | −13%since 2012 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 3.3 | |
| Basic waterBasic drinking water, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 38/206 | 20/56 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 98.0% | 99.2% | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitationBasic sanitation, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 18/203 | 6/54 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 97.4% | 98.3% | 82.2% | |
| Tobacco useTobacco use, % of adults | 23.8%2024 | 54/166 | 27/48 | 49.8% | 36.5% | 26.8% | −12.7 ppsince 2010 | 24.9% | 20.2% | 20.3% | |
| Road deathsRoad traffic deaths, per 100,000 people | 4.92019 | 164/186 | 35/49 | 12.5 | 6.8 | 4.92019 | −37%since 2009 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 16.7 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Life expectancy+0.6%82.0 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, women+0.4%84.3 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, men+0.9%79.8 yrs in 2024
- Infant mortality−13%2.8 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Measles vaccination−6.0 pp90% in 2024
- Hospital beds−13%6.7 in 2022
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Austria and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Austria. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Austria | Germany | Italy | Czechia | Hungary | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 82.0 yrs2024 | 80.8 yrs2024 | 84.0 yrs2024 | 80.0 yrs2024 | 76.7 yrs2024 | 84.4 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, women | 84.3 yrs2024 | 83.2 yrs2024 | 86.0 yrs2024 | 83.0 yrs2024 | 79.9 yrs2024 | 86.2 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, men | 79.8 yrs2024 | 78.5 yrs2024 | 82.0 yrs2024 | 77.1 yrs2024 | 73.7 yrs2024 | 82.7 yrs2024 |
| Infant mortality | 2.82024 | 3.12024 | 2.32024 | 2.12024 | 3.12024 | 3.42024 |
| Under-5 mortality | 3.32024 | 3.72024 | 2.72024 | 2.62024 | 3.72024 | 3.92024 |
| Neonatal mortality | 2.22024 | 2.32024 | 1.82024 | 1.42024 | 2.12024 | 2.82024 |
| Maternal mortality | 62023 | 42023 | 62023 | 32023 | 122023 | 52023 |
| Measles vaccination | 90%2024 | 96%2024 | 95%2024 | 89%2024 | 99%2024 | 96%2024 |
| Tuberculosis | 52024 | 52024 | 52024 | 52024 | 62024 | 52024 |