Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Australia
Australia: Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference was 4 Years in 2024. ▼ Falling
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Australia, 1960–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
Australia recorded 4 Years for life expectancy — life expectancy difference in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Australia peaked at 7.1 Years in 1969 and was at its lowest, 4 Years, in 2023.
That places Australia 32nd out of 41 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.49 Years | 6 Years | 7.1 Years | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.9 Years | 6.6 Years | 7 Years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.61 Years | 6.3 Years | 7.1 Years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.85 Years | 5.6 Years | 6.2 Years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.93 Years | 4.5 Years | 5.4 Years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.24 Years | 4.1 Years | 4.5 Years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.06 Years | 4 Years | 4.1 Years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 30 Italy 4.1 Years compare
- 30 Belgium 4.1 Years compare
- 33 United Kingdom 3.9 Years compare
- 34 Denmark 3.7 Years compare
- 35 Switzerland 3.5 Years compare
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, male, annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4962 units per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Australia?
- Life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Australia was 4 Years in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1 Years in 1969.
- What is the lowest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 Years in 2023.
- How does Australia rank for life expectancy — life expectancy difference?
- Australia ranks 32nd out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy — life expectancy difference rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (female-male). 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.