Australia vs Finland: Life expectancy at birth, female

Australia
85.1 years
in 2024
Finland
85 years
in 2024
Australia rank
23rd
Finland rank
24th

Life expectancy at birth, female over time

  • Australia
  • Finland
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 85.1 years against 85 years in Finland, a difference of 0.1 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.

Globally, Australia ranks 23rd and Finland ranks 24th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
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Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.