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Life expectancy at age 15 in Australia

Australia: Life expectancy at age 15 was 92.69 years in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)
92.69 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
14th
of 236 countries
All-time high
92.69 years
in 2100
All-time low
67.81 years
in 1923
Years of data
180
1921–2100

Life expectancy at age 15 in Australia, 1921–2100

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Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2100, life expectancy at age 15 in Australia stood at 92.69 years. That is the highest value across all 180 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Australia peaked at 92.69 years in 2100 and was at its lowest, 67.81 years, in 1923.

That places Australia 14th out of 236 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 180 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1920s 68.36 years 67.81 years 68.68 years 9
1930s 69.83 years 69.49 years 70.07 years 10
1940s 70.97 years 70.03 years 71.71 years 10
1950s 72.18 years 71.35 years 72.96 years 10
1960s 72.77 years 72.47 years 73.14 years 10
1970s 74 years 72.49 years 75.5 years 10
1980s 76.53 years 75.7 years 77.24 years 10
1990s 78.84 years 77.9 years 79.92 years 10
2000s 81.3 years 80.21 years 82.21 years 10
2010s 83.01 years 82.48 years 83.62 years 10
2020s 84.37 years 83.17 years 85.04 years 10
2030s 85.69 years 85.15 years 86.21 years 10
2040s 86.83 years 86.33 years 87.33 years 10
2050s 87.92 years 87.44 years 88.4 years 10
2060s 89 years 88.51 years 89.47 years 10
2070s 90.04 years 89.56 years 90.52 years 10
2080s 91.08 years 90.63 years 91.53 years 10
2090s 92.13 years 91.66 years 92.59 years 10
2100s 92.69 years 92.69 years 92.69 years 1

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 11 Singapore 92.77 years compare
  2. 12 Macao 92.77 years compare
  3. 13 Gibraltar 92.76 years compare
  4. 15 French Polynesia 92.62 years compare
  5. 17 Saint Barthelemy 92.47 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at age 15 in Australia?
Life expectancy at age 15 in Australia was 92.69 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 92.69 years in 2100.
What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 67.81 years in 1923.
How does Australia rank for life expectancy at age 15?
Australia ranks 14th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at age 15
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 36,894 data points, 1751–2100
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