The reading right now

As of January 2024, Life expectancy for Australia stood at 83.1. That is unchanged from the prior year. Over the trailing five years, the series has averaged 83.1, ranging from a low of 82.9 in January 2019 to a high of 83.3 in January 2021. The current reading sits 0.22 above its trailing ten-year mean of 82.8.

Computed from the observation series on this page. Numbers update when the underlying provider revises the data.