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Australia vs United States: 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 United States's 78.89. That makes Australia's value 5.3% higher than United States'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)

United States

Rank #61 of 217 globally

United States trend
Latest (2024)
78.89
Year-over-year
+0.6%
10-year change
+0.1%
Peak
78.89 (2024)
Trough
76.33 (2021)

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