Australia - Life expectancy at birth 2020

Life expectancy increases in Australia

In 2020 the life expectancy in Australia increased to 83.2 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 85.3 years and for men 81.2 years.

Australia’s position improvened with respect to the 194 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 15th in 2019 to 7th in 2020.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Australia over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2019, when it was 82.9 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2010, when it was 81.7 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Australia. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Australia in Australian economy.

Australia - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2020	85.30	81.20	83.20
2019	85.00	80.90	82.90
2018	84.90	80.70	82.75
2017	84.60	80.50	82.50
2016	84.60	80.40	82.45
2015	84.50	80.40	82.40
2014	84.40	80.30	82.30
2013	84.30	80.10	82.15
2012	84.30	79.90	82.05
2011	84.20	79.70	81.90
2010	84.00	79.50	81.70
2009	83.90	79.30	81.54
2008	83.70	79.20	81.40
2007	83.70	79.00	81.29
2006	83.50	78.70	81.04
2005	83.30	78.50	80.84
2004	83.00	78.10	80.49
2003	82.80	77.80	80.24
2002	82.60	77.40	79.94
2001	82.40	77.00	79.63
2000	82.00	76.60	79.23
1999	81.80	76.20	78.93
1998	81.50	75.90	78.63
1997	81.40	75.70	78.48
1996	81.10	75.20	78.08
1995	80.80	75.00	77.83
1994	80.90	75.00	77.88
1993	80.90	75.00	77.88
1992	80.40	74.50	77.38
1991	80.40	74.30	77.28
1990	80.16	73.98	76.99
1989	79.92	73.66	76.71
1988	79.68	73.34	76.43
1987	79.44	73.02	76.15
1986	79.20	72.70	75.87
1985	79.02	72.40	75.63
1984	78.84	72.10	75.39
1983	78.66	71.80	75.15
1982	78.48	71.50	74.90
1981	78.30	71.20	74.66
1980	77.96	70.88	74.33
1979	77.62	70.56	74.00
1978	77.28	70.24	73.67
1977	76.94	69.92	73.34
1976	76.60	69.60	73.01
1975	76.18	69.24	72.63
1974	75.76	68.88	72.24
1973	75.34	68.52	71.85
1972	74.92	68.16	71.46
1971	74.50	67.80	71.07
1970	74.44	67.76	71.02
1969	74.38	67.72	70.97
1968	74.32	67.68	70.92
1967	74.26	67.64	70.87
1966	74.20	67.60	70.82
1965	74.20	67.66	70.85
1964	74.20	67.72	70.88
1963	74.20	67.78	70.91
1962	74.20	67.84	70.94
1961	74.20	67.90	70.97
1960	74.00	67.79	70.82

Australia - Life expectancy at birth