What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Australia?

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Australia was 83.92 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Australia?

The highest recorded value was 83.92 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Australia?

The lowest recorded value was 68.7 years in 1951.

How does Australia rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?

Australia ranks 10th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Australia?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Australia data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Australia

Name: Life expectancy vs. health spending in Australia
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Australia: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 83.92 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

83.92 years

Change on year

up 1.4%

World rank

10th

of 236 countries

All-time high

83.92 years

in 2023

All-time low

68.7 years

in 1951

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Australia, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy vs. health spending in Australia is 83.92 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Australia peaked at 83.92 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 68.7 years, in 1951.

That places Australia 10th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	69.82 years	68.7 years	70.86 years	10
1960s	70.87 years	70.57 years	71.14 years	10
1970s	72.49 years	70.65 years	74.33 years	10
1980s	75.51 years	74.57 years	76.34 years	10
1990s	78.14 years	77.04 years	79.28 years	10
2000s	80.76 years	79.62 years	81.73 years	10
2010s	82.61 years	82.01 years	83.26 years	10
2020s	83.48 years	82.77 years	83.92 years	4

Countries ranked near Australia

7 French Polynesia 84.07 years compare
8 Andorra 84.04 years compare
9 Switzerland 83.95 years compare
11 Singapore 83.74 years compare
12 Italy 83.72 years compare
13 Spain 83.67 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Australia

Population ages 15-64, total 17.74 million (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, male 17.0% (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, total 5.00 million (2025)
Population ages 65 and above 18.1% (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 169,722 (2025)
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 161,096 (2025)
Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 169,878 (2025)
Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 170,044 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 168,944 (2025)
Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 160,792 (2025)

All data for Australia →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Australia?: Life expectancy vs. health spending in Australia was 83.92 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Australia?: The highest recorded value was 83.92 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Australia?: The lowest recorded value was 68.7 years in 1951.
How does Australia rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?: Australia ranks 10th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Australia?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy vs. health spending
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.