Australia vs Portugal: Life expectancy at birth, female
Australia
85.1 years
in 2024
Portugal
85.2 years
in 2024
Australia rank
23rd
Portugal rank
22nd
Life expectancy at birth, female over time
- Australia
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 85.2 years against 85.1 years in Australia, a difference of 0.1 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 23rd and Portugal ranks 22nd of 218 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.22 years | 68.24 years | 5.98 years | Australia |
| 1970s | 75.96 years | 72.08 years | 3.88 years | Australia |
| 1980s | 78.95 years | 76.34 years | 2.61 years | Australia |
| 1990s | 80.94 years | 78.59 years | 2.35 years | Australia |
| 2000s | 83.09 years | 81.08 years | 2.01 years | Australia |
| 2010s | 84.48 years | 84.04 years | 0.44 years | Australia |
| 2020s | 85.24 years | 84.74 years | 0.5 years | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Australia or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 85.2 years against 85.1 years in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Australia and Portugal?
- 0.1 years, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Portugal?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Portugal rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Australia ranks 23rd and Portugal ranks 22nd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.