Aussies among those living longer
Australian life expectancy, for both males and females, continues to be amongst the highest in the world, according to new data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics last week. The data shows a baby boy born today can expect to live an average of 79.5 years and a girl can live to 84 years.
Australian life expectancy, for both males and females, continues to be amongst the highest in the world, according to new data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics last week.
The data shows a baby boy born today can expect to live an average of 79.5 years and a girl can live to 84 years. Having survived to age 60, men could expect to live another 23 years and women another 26 years.
The increase in life expectancy is said to be one of the factors contributing to the ageing of Australia’s population, with an increase by six years for men and just under four years for women since 1990.
Along with the ageing population, death rates have reportedly continued to decline over the past 20 years, with rates lowest in major cities (5.7 deaths per 1,000 standard population) and highest in very remote areas (8.1 deaths per 1,000 standard population).
