Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — Australia and New Zealand

Female life expectancy in Australia and New Zealand in 2024 — 84.87 years. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 14.7%.

2024 84.87 years +0.04% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 85.17 years2021
Period minimum 73.98 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — Australia and New Zealand, 1960–2024707580859019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 73.98 years1962: 74.18 years1964: 74.22 years1966: 74.22 years1968: 74.32 years1970: 74.45 years1972: 74.9 years1974: 75.64 years1976: 76.44 years1978: 77.12 years1980: 77.58 years1982: 78.21 years1984: 78.64 years1986: 78.89 years1988: 79.33 years1990: 79.87 years1992: 80.21 years1994: 80.7 years1996: 80.81 years1998: 81.38 years2000: 81.88 years2002: 82.34 years2004: 82.78 years2006: 83.28 years2008: 83.48 years2010: 83.8 years2012: 84.12 years2014: 84.22 years2016: 84.4 years2018: 84.67 years2020: 85.1 years2022: 85.04 years2024: 84.87 years
Change over the period: +10.89 (+14.72%) Average annual rate: 0.21 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand 84.87 years
World 75.97 years
Female life expectancy — Australia and New Zealand, by year Australia and New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 84.87 +0.03 +0.04%
2023 84.84 −0.2 −0.23%
2022 85.04 −0.13 −0.15%
2021 85.17 +0.07 +0.08%
2020 85.1 +0.28 +0.33%
2019 84.82 +0.15 +0.18%
2018 84.67 +0.23 +0.28%
2017 84.44 +0.03 +0.04%
2016 84.4 +0.08 +0.1%
2015 84.32 +0.1 +0.12%
2014 84.22 +0.08 +0.09%
2013 84.14 +0.02 +0.02%
2012 84.12 +0.12 +0.14%
2011 84 +0.2 +0.24%
2010 83.8 +0.1 +0.12%
2009 83.7 +0.22 +0.26%
2008 83.48 +0.04 +0.04%
2007 83.44 +0.17 +0.2%
2006 83.28 +0.22 +0.26%
2005 83.06 +0.28 +0.34%
2004 82.78 +0.22 +0.26%
2003 82.56 +0.22 +0.26%
2002 82.34 +0.16 +0.2%
2001 82.18 +0.3 +0.37%
2000 81.88 +0.32 +0.39%
1999 81.56 +0.18 +0.22%
1998 81.38 +0.2 +0.25%
1997 81.18 +0.37 +0.46%
1996 80.81 +0.23 +0.29%
1995 80.58 −0.12 −0.15%
1994 80.7 +0.08 +0.1%
1993 80.61 +0.4 +0.5%
1992 80.21 +0.07 +0.09%
1991 80.15 +0.28 +0.34%
1990 79.87 +0.27 +0.34%
1989 79.6 +0.27 +0.34%
1988 79.33 +0.27 +0.34%
1987 79.06 +0.17 +0.21%
1986 78.89 +0.26 +0.33%
1985 78.64 −0 −0.01%
1984 78.64 +0.29 +0.37%
1983 78.36 +0.15 +0.19%
1982 78.21 +0.15 +0.19%
1981 78.06 +0.48 +0.61%
1980 77.58 +0.16 +0.21%
1979 77.42 +0.3 +0.39%
1978 77.12 +0.42 +0.55%
1977 76.7 +0.26 +0.34%
1976 76.44 +0.36 +0.48%
1975 76.07 +0.43 +0.57%
1974 75.64 +0.34 +0.46%
1973 75.3 +0.4 +0.53%
1972 74.9 +0.31 +0.41%
1971 74.59 +0.14 +0.19%
1970 74.45 +0.01 +0.02%
1969 74.44 +0.12 +0.17%
1968 74.32 −0.03 −0.04%
1967 74.34 +0.12 +0.17%
1966 74.22 −0 −0%
1965 74.22 −0 −0%
1964 74.22 +0.02 +0.03%
1963 74.2 +0.02 +0.03%
1962 74.18 +0.08 +0.1%
1961 74.11 +0.12 +0.17%
1960 73.98

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth for women. The female advantage holds almost everywhere and is explained by both biology and behavior: men die more often from external causes, smoke and drink more, and turn to doctors less. Where maternal mortality is high the advantage narrows — the only factor that works in the opposite direction.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the female population rather than by the whole population. The difference from male life expectancy is the gap that is usually asked about.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.