Australia sits in East Asia & Pacific. A newborn there can expect about 83.1 years of life, 20th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Australia, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 83.1 yrs | 20 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 3.2 /1,000 | 178 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 6.9 /1,000 | 125 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 25.7 yrs | 4 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 31.0 /1,000 | 175 of 212 | 2021 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 4.0 yrs | 158 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 87.4 men/100 women | 164 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 3.1 /1,000 | 164 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 2.0 /100k | 187 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 8.3 % | 175 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 13.1 /100k | 42 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 4.9 /100k | 162 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 23.1 % | 40 of 143 | 2012 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 10.3 L | 25 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 17.7 % | 48 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $6,980 | 9 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $64,604 | 19 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Australia's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 4th highest life expectancy at 60 in the world (25.7 yrs) and the 5th lowest maternal mortality in the world (2.0 /100k). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Australia; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.