Food supply vs life expectancy in Australia
Australia: Food supply vs life expectancy was 83.92 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
83.92
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
10th
of 236 countries
All-time high
83.92
in 2023
All-time low
68.7
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Food supply vs life expectancy in Australia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Australia recorded 83.92 for food supply vs life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food supply vs life expectancy in Australia peaked at 83.92 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 68.7, in 1951.
Australia ranks 10th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 69.82 | 68.7 | 70.86 | 10 |
| 1960s | 70.87 | 70.57 | 71.14 | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.49 | 70.65 | 74.33 | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.51 | 74.57 | 76.34 | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.14 | 77.04 | 79.28 | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.76 | 79.62 | 81.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.61 | 82.01 | 83.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.48 | 82.77 | 83.92 | 4 |
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More health data for Australia
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 906.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 215 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Population ages 65 and above 18.1% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.33 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 17.0% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 5.00 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 161,096 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 169,878 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food supply vs life expectancy in Australia?
- Food supply vs life expectancy in Australia was 83.92 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest food supply vs life expectancy recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.92 in 2023.
- What is the lowest food supply vs life expectancy recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.7 in 1951.
- How does Australia rank for food supply vs life expectancy?
- Australia ranks 10th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food supply vs life expectancy rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Food supply vs life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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