Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Australia and New Zealand

Life expectancy at birth in Australia and New Zealand in 2024 — 82.9 years. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 16.9%.

2024 82.9 years +0.05% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 83.1 years2021
Period minimum 70.9 years1966

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Australia and New Zealand, 1960–20247075808519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 70.9 years1962: 71 years1964: 71 years1966: 70.9 years1968: 71 years1970: 71.1 years1972: 71.5 years1974: 72.2 years1976: 72.9 years1978: 73.6 years1980: 74.1 years1982: 74.7 years1984: 75.2 years1986: 75.6 years1988: 76.1 years1990: 76.7 years1992: 77.2 years1994: 77.7 years1996: 77.9 years1998: 78.5 years2000: 79.1 years2002: 79.8 years2004: 80.3 years2006: 80.9 years2008: 81.2 years2010: 81.6 years2012: 81.9 years2014: 82.2 years2016: 82.3 years2018: 82.6 years2020: 83 years2022: 83 years2024: 82.9 years
Change over the period: +12 (+16.91%) Average annual rate: 0.24 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Australia and New Zealand 82.9 years
World 73.5 years
Life expectancy at birth — Australia and New Zealand, by year Australia and New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 82.9 +0 +0.05%
2023 82.8 −0.2 −0.19%
2022 83 −0.1 −0.15%
2021 83.1 +0.1 +0.09%
2020 83 +0.3 +0.34%
2019 82.8 +0.2 +0.22%
2018 82.6 +0.2 +0.22%
2017 82.4 +0.1 +0.09%
2016 82.3 +0 +0.06%
2015 82.3 +0.1 +0.13%
2014 82.2 +0.1 +0.16%
2013 82 +0.1 +0.11%
2012 81.9 +0.2 +0.21%
2011 81.8 +0.2 +0.26%
2010 81.6 +0.2 +0.2%
2009 81.4 +0.2 +0.23%
2008 81.2 +0.1 +0.15%
2007 81.1 +0.2 +0.28%
2006 80.9 +0.2 +0.25%
2005 80.7 +0.3 +0.43%
2004 80.3 +0.3 +0.35%
2003 80.1 +0.3 +0.38%
2002 79.8 +0.3 +0.35%
2001 79.5 +0.3 +0.43%
2000 79.1 +0.4 +0.48%
1999 78.8 +0.2 +0.28%
1998 78.5 +0.3 +0.32%
1997 78.3 +0.4 +0.55%
1996 77.9 +0.2 +0.28%
1995 77.6 −0.1 −0.09%
1994 77.7 +0.1 +0.1%
1993 77.6 +0.5 +0.61%
1992 77.2 +0.1 +0.13%
1991 77.1 +0.3 +0.44%
1990 76.7 +0.3 +0.43%
1989 76.4 +0.3 +0.4%
1988 76.1 +0.3 +0.37%
1987 75.8 +0.2 +0.32%
1986 75.6 +0.3 +0.34%
1985 75.3 +0.1 +0.14%
1984 75.2 +0.3 +0.4%
1983 74.9 +0.2 +0.28%
1982 74.7 +0.2 +0.29%
1981 74.5 +0.4 +0.56%
1980 74.1 +0.2 +0.31%
1979 73.8 +0.3 +0.38%
1978 73.6 +0.4 +0.58%
1977 73.1 +0.2 +0.31%
1976 72.9 +0.4 +0.49%
1975 72.6 +0.4 +0.52%
1974 72.2 +0.4 +0.51%
1973 71.8 +0.3 +0.41%
1972 71.5 +0.3 +0.46%
1971 71.2 +0.1 +0.18%
1970 71.1 +0 +0%
1969 71.1 +0.1 +0.15%
1968 71 −0 −0.04%
1967 71 +0.1 +0.15%
1966 70.9 −0 −0.06%
1965 70.9 −0 −0.06%
1964 71 −0 −0.02%
1963 71 −0 −0.02%
1962 71 +0 +0.03%
1961 71 +0.1 +0.11%
1960 70.9

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates stayed the same as in the year of calculation. It is not a forecast for any individual but a summary measure of the current mortality regime: the indicator falls sharply in years of epidemics and wars and recovers just as fast.

Important: The indicator is highly sensitive to infant mortality: a decline there adds more years than an improvement in the health of the elderly.

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