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Australia vs New Zealand: Life expectancy at birth, total (years)

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , Australia's Life expectancy at birth, total (years) was 83.05, compared to New Zealand's 82.01. That makes Australia's value 1.3% higher than New Zealand's.

Australia

Rank #22 of 217 globally

Australia trend
Latest (2024)
83.05
Year-over-year
+0.0%
10-year change
+0.9%
Peak
83.30 (2021)
Trough
80.84 (2005)

New Zealand

Rank #35 of 217 globally

New Zealand trend
Latest (2024)
82.01
Year-over-year
+0.3%
10-year change
+0.7%
Peak
82.26 (2020)
Trough
79.85 (2005)

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Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.DYN.LE00.IN), CC BY 4.0.