Life expectancy in Australia
Australia: Life expectancy was 83 Years in 2024. β² Rising
Life expectancy in Australia, 1962β2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
Australia recorded 83 Years for life expectancy in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Australia peaked at 83.3 Years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 70.8 Years, in 1967.
Australia ranks 10th of 41 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.9 Years | 70.8 Years | 71 Years | 2 |
| 1970s | 72.8 Years | 72.8 Years | 72.8 Years | 1 |
| 1980s | 75.64 Years | 74.6 Years | 76.4 Years | 9 |
| 1990s | 77.92 Years | 76.9 Years | 78.9 Years | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.54 Years | 79.2 Years | 81.5 Years | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.3 Years | 81.7 Years | 82.9 Years | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.14 Years | 83 Years | 83.3 Years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 906.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 215 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 178,762 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 168,402 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 173,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 163,850 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Australia?
- Life expectancy in Australia was 83 Years in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.3 Years in 2021.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.8 Years in 1967.
- How does Australia rank for life expectancy?
- Australia ranks 10th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents data on life expectancy at birth, and at ages 40, 60, 65 and 80 years old. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.