Life expectancy at birth including the un projections in Australia
Australia: Life expectancy at birth including the un projections was 83.92 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth including the un projections in Australia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Australia recorded 83.92 for life expectancy at birth including the un projections in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth including the un projections in Australia peaked at 83.92 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 68.7, in 1951.
Australia ranks 10th of 229 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 |
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)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1809 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5038 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth including the un projections in Australia?
- Life expectancy at birth including the un projections in Australia was 83.92 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth including the un projections recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.92 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth including the un projections recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.7 in 1951.
- How does Australia rank for life expectancy at birth including the un projections?
- Australia ranks 10th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at birth including the un projections 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 Life expectancy at birth including the un projections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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