Healthy life years at birth in Austria

Name: Healthy life years at birth in Austria
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A newborn in Austria could expect 60.4 years in good health in 2024.

Healthy life years at birth Years Data: 2004 to 2024 Source: Eurostat

Austria, 2024 60.4 Years

Change from 2023 0% 2023: 60.4 years

European Union, 2024 65.2 years Official aggregate

Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 63.9 years Middle value of 26 countries

Position in 2024 22nd of 28 See the full ranking

Healthy life years at birth in Austria over time

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Years. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Healthy life years at birth (years), 2004 to 2024
Period	Austria	European Union
2024	60.4 years	65.2 years
2023	60.4 years	63.1 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2022	60.9 years	62.6 yearsb (break in time series)
2021	61.8 years	63.6 years
2020	58.7 years	64.0 years
2019	57.3 years	64.6 years
2018	56.9 years	64.0 years
2017	57.1 years	63.9 years
2016	57.0 years	64.0 years
2015	58.0 years	62.8 yearsb (break in time series)
2014	57.7 years	61.3 years
2013	59.9 years	61.0 years
2012	61.4 years	61.3 years
2011	59.8 years	61.4 years
2010	60.1 years	61.8 years
2009	60.1 years	61.0 years
2008	59.2 yearsb (break in time series)	61.0 yearsb (break in time series)
2007	60.1 years	61.7 years
2006	59.9 years	61.6 yearse (estimated)
2005	58.8 years	60.9 yearse (estimated)
2004	59.3 years	62.9 yearse (estimated)

Flags: b break in time series; e estimated; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

That is unchanged from 2023.
Since 2014, when it was 57.7 years, the figure has changed by +4.7%.
Among the 28 countries with data for 2024, Austria has the 22nd highest value.
The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 65.2 years.

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All statistics for Austria

Life expectancy at birth 82.1 years 2024 · Eurostat People reporting good or very good health 68.5% 2025 · Eurostat Infant mortality rate 3.1 per 1,000 live births 2024 · Eurostat Hospital beds 655 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Practising physicians 577 per 100,000 people 2025 · Eurostat Health spending share of GDP 11.9%p 2025 · Eurostat

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Original producer: Eurostat
Source: Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code: hlth_hlye · dataset details · view at source
Selection: freq=A hlth_hle=HLY_Y0 unit=YR
Observation period: 2004 to 2024 for Austria
Provider update: 17 July 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution: Source: Eurostat

How Austria compares in 2024 Neighbouring positions among 28 countries with a value for 2024.

19 Czechia 62.4 years
20 Denmark 62.4 yearsb (break in time series)
21 Germany 62.4 years
22 Austria 60.4 years
23 Netherlands 59.5 years
24 Estonia 58.6 years
25 Switzerland 58.0 years

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Austria by sex

Total 60.4 years2024
Women 60.6 years2024
Men 60.2 years2024

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What this measures

The number of years a newborn can expect to live without limitations in usual activities due to health problems, combining mortality data with self-reported activity limitation from the EU survey on income and living conditions.

Population covered: Newborns

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