Average Life Expectancy Australia 2024. Aboriginal and torres strait islander life expectancy estimates at birth by sex and by selected states and territory and australia (a), with 95% confidence intervals. A 0.18% increase from 2023, when the average life expectancy was 83.6227.

In terms of health, life expectancy at birth in australia is around 83 years, two years higher than the oecd average of 81 years. Life expectancy is an overarching target, which is dependent not only on health, but the social determinants.