Sex gap in life expectancy versus GDP per capita in Australia
Australia: Sex gap in life expectancy versus GDP per capita was 3.64 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.64 years
Change on year
down 11.9%
World rank
199th
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.14 years
in 1979
All-time low
3.39 years
in 1928
Years of data
103
1921–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy versus GDP per capita in Australia, 1921–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita in Australia is 3.64 years, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.9% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita in Australia peaked at 7.14 years in 1979 and was at its lowest, 3.39 years, in 1928.
Australia ranks 199th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 103 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy versus GDP per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 4.08 years | — |
| 1922 | 4.23 years | +3.7% |
| 1923 | 3.68 years | -13.0% |
| 1924 | 3.74 years | +1.6% |
| 1925 | 4.08 years | +9.1% |
| 1926 | 4.08 years | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 3.75 years | -8.1% |
| 1928 | 3.39 years | -9.6% |
| 1929 | 4.29 years | +26.5% |
| 1930 | 3.75 years | -12.6% |
| 1931 | 3.78 years | +0.8% |
| 1932 | 3.77 years | -0.3% |
| 1933 | 3.81 years | +1.1% |
| 1934 | 3.6 years | -5.5% |
| 1935 | 3.99 years | +10.8% |
| 1936 | 3.82 years | -4.3% |
| 1937 | 4.2 years | +9.9% |
| 1938 | 4.13 years | -1.7% |
| 1939 | 4.42 years | +7.0% |
| 1940 | 4.71 years | +6.6% |
| 1941 | 4.18 years | -11.3% |
| 1942 | 4 years | -4.3% |
| 1943 | 3.68 years | -8.0% |
| 1944 | 3.54 years | -3.8% |
| 1945 | 3.66 years | +3.4% |
| 1946 | 4.28 years | +16.9% |
| 1947 | 4.68 years | +9.3% |
| 1948 | 4.86 years | +3.8% |
| 1949 | 5.14 years | +5.8% |
| 1950 | 5.2 years | +1.2% |
| 1951 | 5.52 years | +6.0% |
| 1952 | 5.59 years | +1.4% |
| 1953 | 5.49 years | -1.8% |
| 1954 | 5.61 years | +2.2% |
| 1955 | 5.91 years | +5.4% |
| 1956 | 5.77 years | -2.5% |
| 1957 | 6.01 years | +4.3% |
| 1958 | 6.07 years | +1.0% |
| 1959 | 6.3 years | +3.7% |
| 1960 | 6.1 years | -3.1% |
| 1961 | 6.47 years | +6.1% |
| 1962 | 6.48 years | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 6.41 years | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 6.49 years | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 6.58 years | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 6.49 years | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 6.73 years | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 6.77 years | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 6.92 years | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 6.75 years | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 6.65 years | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 6.84 years | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 7.03 years | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 7.04 years | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 7.05 years | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 7 years | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 6.99 years | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 7 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 7.14 years | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 7.14 years | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 7.13 years | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 6.98 years | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 6.68 years | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 6.57 years | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 6.4 years | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 6.41 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 6.42 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 6.42 years | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 6.25 years | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 6.17 years | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 6 years | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 5.99 years | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 5.95 years | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 5.9 years | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 5.74 years | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 5.8 years | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 5.52 years | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 5.68 years | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 5.54 years | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 5.33 years | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 5.22 years | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 4.99 years | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 4.96 years | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 4.9 years | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 4.8 years | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 4.67 years | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 4.62 years | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 4.55 years | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 4.55 years | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 4.39 years | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 4.33 years | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 4.03 years | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 4.16 years | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 3.97 years | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 4.05 years | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 4.09 years | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 4.06 years | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 4.08 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 4.07 years | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 4.06 years | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 3.83 years | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 4.13 years | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 3.64 years | -11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 3.92 years | 3.39 years | 4.29 years | 9 |
| 1930s | 3.93 years | 3.6 years | 4.42 years | 10 |
| 1940s | 4.27 years | 3.54 years | 5.14 years | 10 |
| 1950s | 5.75 years | 5.2 years | 6.3 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.54 years | 6.1 years | 6.92 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.95 years | 6.65 years | 7.14 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.64 years | 6.25 years | 7.14 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.83 years | 5.52 years | 6.17 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.86 years | 4.55 years | 5.33 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.12 years | 3.97 years | 4.39 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.91 years | 3.64 years | 4.13 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita in Australia?
- Sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita in Australia was 3.64 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.14 years in 1979.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.39 years in 1928.
- How does Australia rank for sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita?
- Australia ranks 199th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy versus GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.