Key statistics The Australian Capital Territory had the highest male (82.7 years) and female (86.3 years) life expectancy of the states and territories.
Where is life expectancy highest and lowest? The state with the highest life expectancy at birth is Hawaii. In 2020, its life expectancy was 80.7 years, followed by Washington at 79.2 years and Minnesota at 79.1 years.
At a glance. Life expectancy was estimated to be 80.9 years for Queensland males and 85.1 years for females in 2019–2021. Queenslanders are living longer. Babies born in 2019–2021 are expected to live 4.0 years longer (males) and 2.8 years longer (females) than those born in 1999–2001.
Life expectancy at birth is indicated above the "0" current age. Overall, life expectancy at birth in Hawaii, Washington, California, and New York (state) are among the longest in the nation, while life expectancy at birth in Mississippi, American Samoa, and West Virginia are among the shortest in the nation.
Males born in the Lesotho have the lowest life expectancy of the world in 2022. Similarly low is the life expectancy for females born in this country. The average woman lives only 56 years. The lowest life expectancy for women in the world in 2022 was for girls born in Nigeria, with only 54 years.
International comparisons of life expectancy
Australia enjoys one of the highest life expectancies in the world, at 83.2 years in 2021 for males and females at birth combined – ranked fifth among 38 member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Our improved healthcare system and vaccination rates, advanced medical treatments and lower mother and baby mortality rates have meant that the average person can expect to enjoy around two more decades. The United Nations World Population Prospects suggests current life expectancy in Australia in 2022 to be 83.79.
The life expectancy for Australia in 2022 was 83.79 years, a 0.18% increase from 2021. The life expectancy for Australia in 2021 was 83.64 years, a 0.18% increase from 2020.
The teaching domain is characterized by the longest life expectancy, i.e., 18.3 years for men and 23.1 years for women. For men, the difference amounts to 3.6 years; for women, this is 3.1 years. In-between are, in ascending order, the non-skilled general, technical, administrative, care, and agriculture domains.
Bluey, an Australian cattle dog, entered the Guinness Book of World Records by living to the ripe old age of 29 years and 5 months, setting the record for oldest dog ever. The record was set in 1939 and still stands, but many Australian Cattle Dogs have tried to beat it by living good long lives of their own.
Japanese life expectancy
This low mortality is mainly attributable to a low rate of obesity, low consumption of red meat, and high consumption of fish and plant foods such as soybeans and tea. In Japan, the obesity rate is low (4.8% for men and 3.7% for women).
Monaco. It may be the second-smallest — and the most densely populated — country in the world, but Monaco sees the world's highest life expectancy.
Women's life expectancy was 79 years in the U.S. in 2021, while men's was about 73, according to CDC data. The U.S. has a higher rate of avoidable deaths, which is measured as death before the age of 75, among men than any comparable country.
Over the past 5 decades, life expectancy in Australia has increased by 13.7 years for males (to 81.3) and by 11.2 years for females (to 85.4). It has increased at a rate of 3 months per year since the start of the 20th century.
Average life expectancy in China is 74.7 years (male 72.7, female 76.9) compared to 81.7 years for all people living in Australia (male 79.3, female 84.3)5.
Prior to 1970, mortality was lower in New Zealand than Australia. Possible reasons for the divergence in life expectancies include slower economic growth in New Zealand, more marked increases in economic inequalities which have affected Maöri in particular and, to a modest extent, differentials in health care.
Biological differences also help to explain women's higher longevity. Scientists believe that estrogen in women combats conditions such as heart disease by helping reduce circulatory levels of harmful cholesterol. Women are also thought to have stronger immune systems than men.
Individuals should plan for living well beyond the average – to age 95 or even 100 – especially those in good health. For non-smokers in excellent health, there is almost one in three chance that women will live to age 95 or beyond and one in five chance that men will live to age 95 or beyond.
Researchers also discovered that "shorter, smaller bodies have lower death rates and fewer diet-related chronic diseases, especially past middle age." The lifespans of shorter people appear to be longer than their taller counterparts, the paper says.
Compared to the 70-year life expectancy of baby boomers and the 85-year life expectancy of Gen X, Gen Z is predicted to have a life expectancy of over 100 years.
Chart and table of U.S. life expectancy from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100. The current life expectancy for U.S. in 2023 is 79.11 years, a 0.08% increase from 2022. The life expectancy for U.S. in 2022 was 79.05 years, a 0.08% increase from 2021.