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4.3 Life expectancy, Australia(a) - Selected years(b)
Age (Years)
0
1
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Male
1990
73.9
73.6
64.8
55.1
45.8
36.4
27.2
18.9
12.0
6.9
1993-1995
75.0
74.5
65.7
55.9
46.6
37.2
28.0
19.5
12.4
7.0
1998-2000
76.6
76.0
67.2
57.4
48.1
38.7
29.5
20.8
13.3
7.6
2003-2005
78.5
77.9
69.0
59.2
49.7
40.2
31.0
22.2
14.4
8.2
2004-2006
78.7
78.1
69.3
59.5
49.9
40.4
31.2
22.3
14.5
8.2
2005-2007
79.0
78.4
69.6
59.7
50.2
40.7
31.4
22.6
14.7
8.3
2006-2008
79.2
78.6
69.7
59.9
50.3
40.8
31.5
22.7
14.8
8.3
2007-2009
79.3
78.7
69.8
60.0
50.4
41.0
31.7
22.9
14.9
8.4
2008-2010
79.5
78.9
70.0
60.2
50.6
41.0
31.7
23.0
15.0
8.5
Female
1990
80.1
79.7
70.8
61.0
51.3
41.6
32.1
23.2
15.2
8.7
1993-1995
80.8
80.3
71.4
61.6
51.8
42.1
32.6
23.7
15.6
8.9
1998-2000
82.0
81.4
72.6
62.7
53.0
43.3
33.8
24.7
16.4
9.4
2003-2005
83.3
82.7
73.8
63.9
54.1
44.4
34.9
25.7
17.2
9.9
2004-2006
83.5
82.9
74.0
64.1
54.3
44.5
35.0
25.8
17.3
9.9
2005-2007
83.7
83.1
74.2
64.3
54.5
44.7
35.2
26.0
17.4
10.0
2006-2008
83.7
83.1
74.2
64.3
54.5
44.7
35.2
26.0
17.4
10.0
2007-2009
83.9
83.2
74.3
64.4
54.6
44.9
35.3
26.1
17.5
10.0
2008-2010
84.0
83.3
74.4
64.5
54.7
44.9
35.4
26.2
17.6
10.1
(a) Prior to 1995, life expectancy was based on annual life tables calculated by the ABS. From 1995 to 1998, the life tables were produced as a joint venture between the ABS and the Australian Government Actuary. For Census years, the Australian Government Actuary also produces life tables. See paragraph 48 of the Explanatory Notes for more information.
(b) From 1995 onwards, life expectancy has been calculated using three years of data.
4.4 Probability of surviving from birth to specific ages, Australia(a) - Selected years(b)
Age (Years)
1
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Males
1990
99.1
98.8
98.2
96.9
95.5
93.0
86.4
69.9
40.2
1993-1995
99.3
99.1
98.6
97.4
95.9
93.6
87.8
72.5
43.5
1998-2000
99.4
99.2
98.8
97.5
96.1
94.0
89.1
76.3
49.3
2003-2005
99.5
99.3
99.0
98.1
96.9
94.9
90.6
79.9
55.8
2004-2006
99.5
99.3
99.0
98.1
97.0
95.1
90.8
80.4
56.7
2005-2007
99.5
99.3
99.0
98.2
97.1
95.1
90.9
80.8
58.0
2006-2008
99.5
99.3
99.1
98.3
97.2
95.2
91.1
81.1
58.5
2007-2009
99.5
99.4
99.1
98.3
97.2
95.3
91.1
81.4
59.1
2008-2010
99.5
99.4
99.1
98.4
97.4
95.5
91.2
81.6
59.5
Females
1990
99.3
99.1
98.8
98.4
97.7
96.2
92.4
82.9
60.7
1993-1995
99.5
99.3
99.0
98.6
98.0
96.6
93.0
84.2
63.1
1998-2000
99.5
99.4
99.1
98.7
98.1
96.7
93.6
86.1
67.3
2003-2005
99.5
99.4
99.2
98.9
98.4
97.1
94.4
87.8
71.1
2004-2006
99.5
99.4
99.3
98.9
98.4
97.2
94.5
88.1
71.6
2005-2007
99.6
99.4
99.3
99.0
98.4
97.3
94.6
88.4
72.4
2006-2008
99.6
99.4
99.3
99.0
98.5
97.3
94.7
88.5
72.7
2007-2009
99.6
99.5
99.3
99.0
98.5
97.3
94.7
88.6
73.1
2008-2010
99.6
99.5
99.4
99.1
98.6
97.4
94.8
88.8
73.5
(a) Based on life tables. Prior to 1995, life expectancy was based on annual life tables calculated by the ABS. From 1995 to 1998, life tables were produced as a joint venture between the ABS and the Australian Government Actuary. For Census years, the Australian Government Actuary also produces life tables. See paragraph 48 of the Explanatory Notes for more information.
(b) From 1995 onwards, life expectancy has been calculated using three years of data.