Latest Life Expectancy

The ABS has released a mortality table based on Australian population deaths in 2002-04. It shows that over the past 20 years life expectancy has improved by 5.6 years for males and 4.0 years for females. A boy born in 2002-2004 can expect to live 78.1 years while a girl can expect to live 83.0 years. The government has now made many of the ABS data free and you can download these latest tables at http://www.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/abs@.nsf/lookupresponses/1b66058a11932da8ca2570cf00779fd6

Compared to other countries, Australian male life expectancy ranks below Iceland and Hong Kong (each 79 years). Japan, Macao, Sweden, Switzerland and Israel all share with Australia a male life expectancy at birth of 78 years. Australian female life expectancy ranks below Japan and Hong Kong (both at 85 years). Females of Spain, Switzerland, France, Italy, Virgin Islands (USA) and Iceland share with Australia a life expectancy at birth of 83 years.

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