Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Australia
Australia: Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages was 1.04 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1.04
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
212th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.1
in 1974
All-time low
1.04
in 2023
Years of data
103
1921–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Australia, 1921–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Australia recorded 1.04 for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 103 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Australia peaked at 1.1 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 1.04, in 2023.
That places Australia 212th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 1.07 | — |
| 1922 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 1.06 | -0.8% |
| 1924 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 1.07 | +0.5% |
| 1926 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 1.06 | -0.5% |
| 1928 | 1.06 | -0.6% |
| 1929 | 1.07 | +1.4% |
| 1930 | 1.06 | -1.0% |
| 1931 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 1933 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1934 | 1.06 | -0.3% |
| 1935 | 1.06 | +0.6% |
| 1936 | 1.06 | -0.3% |
| 1937 | 1.07 | +0.5% |
| 1938 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1939 | 1.07 | +0.4% |
| 1940 | 1.07 | +0.4% |
| 1941 | 1.07 | -0.8% |
| 1942 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 1943 | 1.06 | -0.5% |
| 1944 | 1.05 | -0.3% |
| 1945 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 1946 | 1.06 | +1.0% |
| 1947 | 1.07 | +0.5% |
| 1948 | 1.07 | +0.3% |
| 1949 | 1.08 | +0.3% |
| 1950 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 1951 | 1.08 | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 1.08 | -0.2% |
| 1954 | 1.08 | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 1.09 | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 1.09 | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 1.09 | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 1.09 | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 1.09 | -0.3% |
| 1961 | 1.1 | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 1.1 | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 1.1 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 1.1 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 1.1 | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 1.1 | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 1.1 | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 1.1 | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 1.1 | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 1.1 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.1 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.1 | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 1.09 | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.09 | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.09 | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.09 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.09 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.08 | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 1.08 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 1.08 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.08 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.08 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.07 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.07 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.06 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.05 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.05 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.05 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.05 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.05 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.05 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.04 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 9 |
| 1930s | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.07 | 1.05 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.09 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.1 | 1.09 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.08 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 4 |
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More health data for Australia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.9072 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 906.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 215 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0265 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 5.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0202 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 25,277 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0.0009 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Australia?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Australia was 1.04 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 ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 in 1974.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 in 2023.
- How does Australia rank for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages?
- Australia ranks 212th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 ratio in life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.