Life expectancy in Australia dropped for the first time in 30 years during COVID pandemic
An Australian female born today is expected to live 85.3 years, while a male is expected to live for 81.2.
Source: SBS News
Bureau head of demography Beidar Cho said the overall drop wasn’t cause for alarm, given Australia’s high life expectancy ranking compared to other countries.
“We expect most new babies in Australia today will live into the 22nd century,” Cho added.
Source: SBS News
The bureau also noted that the fall was relatively insignificant given , with more than half of deaths recorded in 2022 occurring amongst people aged older than 80.
“The first two years of the pandemic had the two lowest mortality rates on record from all causes, however in 2022 the number of deaths increased by 20,000, with close to 10,000 of these being due to COVID-19.”
Of the states and territories, the Northern Territory had the lowest life expectancy in both categories, at 76.2 for males and 80.7 for females.
Globally, Monaco citizens have an overall life expectancy of 85.95 years, ahead of Japan (84.78 years) and then Australia (84.53 years).
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