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Life Expectancy in Australia vs New Zealand (1950-2025)

Updated on by Georank team

The average life expectancy at birth is 84.2 years in Australia vs 82.4 in New Zealand. Australia is ranked 7/197 by life expectancy, and New Zealand is 27/197. In Australia, the life expectancy is 82.4 years for males and 86 years for females. In New Zealand, it's 80.8 years for males and 84 years for females.

Australia vs New Zealand life expectancy at birth by year chart

Australia
Male

Female
New Zealand
Male

Female
Year Life expectancy, years
Australia New Zealand
Average Male Female Average Male Female
1950 69 66.5 71.7 69.3 67.4 71.2
1951 68.7 66.1 71.6 69.1 67 71.4
1952 69.1 66.4 72 69.4 67.4 71.5
1953 69.7 67.1 72.6 70.2 67.9 72.7
1954 69.9 67.2 72.8 70.3 68 72.9
1955 70.2 67.3 73.3 70.5 68.1 73
1956 70 67.3 73.1 70.7 68.4 73.3
1957 70.3 67.4 73.5 70.3 67.7 73
1958 70.9 68 74 70.9 68.4 73.5
1959 70.4 67.4 73.7 70.8 68.3 73.4
1960 70.9 67.9 74 71.2 68.7 74
1961 71.1 68 74.5 70.9 68.4 73.7
1962 70.9 67.8 74.3 71.2 68.5 74.1
1963 71 67.9 74.3 71.3 68.5 74.2
1964 70.6 67.5 74 71.3 68.5 74.3
1965 70.8 67.7 74.2 71.2 68.3 74.3
1966 70.7 67.6 74.1 71.1 68.1 74.3
1967 71 67.8 74.6 71.4 68.4 74.7
1968 70.7 67.5 74.2 71.1 68.1 74.3
1969 71.1 67.8 74.7 71.5 68.4 74.7
1970 70.7 67.4 74.2 71.2 68.2 74.5
1971 71.5 68.3 74.9 71.7 68.7 75
1972 71.8 68.5 75.3 71.8 69 74.7
1973 72.1 68.7 75.7 71.7 68.4 75.1
1974 71.8 68.5 75.5 71.9 68.9 75.1
1975 72.8 69.4 76.4 72.2 69 75.6
1976 72.8 69.4 76.4 72.4 69.3 75.7
1977 73.5 70.1 77.1 72.1 68.9 75.6
1978 73.7 70.3 77.3 73 69.8 76.4
1979 74.3 70.8 78 73.1 69.8 76.5
1980 74.6 71.1 78.2 72.9 70 75.8
1981 74.8 71.3 78.4 73.6 70.5 76.9
1982 74.7 71.3 78.3 73.7 70.7 76.9
1983 75.4 72.1 78.8 73.8 70.8 76.9
1984 75.5 72.3 78.8 74.4 71.2 77.7
1985 75.4 72.3 78.7 73.9 71 76.8
1986 76.1 72.9 79.3 74.1 71 77.4
1987 76.1 72.9 79.3 74.2 71.3 77.1
1988 76.3 73.2 79.6 74.5 71.4 77.6
1989 76.2 73.1 79.4 74.9 71.8 78
1990 77 74 80.1 75.4 72.5 78.4
1991 77.5 74.5 80.5 76.1 73.3 78.9
1992 77.5 74.5 80.5 76.2 73.1 79.3
1993 78 75 81 76.5 73.8 79.2
1994 77.9 74.9 80.8 76.9 74.1 79.6
1995 78.3 75.4 81.1 76.8 74.1 79.5
1996 78.3 75.5 81.3 76.8 74.2 79.3
1997 78.6 75.9 81.4 77.3 74.6 80
1998 79 76.2 81.9 78.2 75.5 80.8
1999 79.3 76.5 82 77.9 75.4 80.4
2000 79.6 76.9 82.3 78.7 76 81.2
2001 80 77.4 82.6 78.7 76.2 81
2002 80.1 77.5 82.5 78.9 76.6 81.1
2003 80.4 77.9 82.9 79.1 76.8 81.3
2004 80.7 78.3 83.2 79.4 77.2 81.4
2005 81.1 78.7 83.5 80 77.8 82.1
2006 81.3 78.9 83.6 80 77.9 82
2007 81.2 78.9 83.5 80.1 78 82.2
2008 81.4 79.1 83.7 80.2 78.2 82.2
2009 81.7 79.4 84 80.5 78.5 82.5
2010 82 79.8 84.2 81.1 79.1 82.9
2011 82.1 79.9 84.3 80.8 79 82.6
2012 82.3 80.3 84.3 81.2 79.3 83
2013 82.6 80.5 84.6 81.6 79.8 83.4
2014 82.5 80.5 84.5 81.4 79.6 83.2
2015 82.6 80.6 84.6 81.6 79.9 83.2
2016 82.8 80.8 84.8 82 80.2 83.7
2017 82.7 80.7 84.7 81.6 79.9 83.3
2018 83.3 81.2 85.3 81.9 80.1 83.6
2019 83.2 81.2 85.3 81.8 80 83.6
2020 83.7 81.6 85.7 82.7 80.8 84.5
2021 83.6 81.6 85.5 82.3 80.6 84
2022 82.8 80.7 84.9 81 79.5 82.6
2023 83.9 82.1 85.7 82.1 80.4 83.8
2024 84.1 82.3 85.8 82.2 80.6 83.9
2025 84.2 82.4 86 82.4 80.8 84

Life expectancy is the average age of death for a hypothetical cohort of newborns if they experienced the age-specific mortality rates of one particular year throughout their entire life. It is a snapshot reflecting mortality rates at a given year that does not account for any future changes in these rates.

Healthy life expectancy at birth, defined by the World Health Organization as the average number of years a person can expect to live in full health, is 70.6 years in Australia and 70 in New Zealand. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 19.1 healthy years in Australia and 18.8 in New Zealand.

Australia vs New Zealand life expectancy calculator

This life expectancy calculator assesses the odds of living to 100, 95, 90, and below based on the current age for both males and females in Australia and New Zealand, also providing mean and median age of death. The calculations are based on the 2025 life tables (actuarial tables) from the UN World Population Prospects.


Mean remaining life expectancy:
54.8 vs 53.2 years

Mean expected age of death:
84.8 vs 83.2 years

Median expected age of death:
87.4 vs 85.8 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Australia New Zealand
Male Female Male Female
40 99.2% 99.6% 99.1% 99.5%
50 97.6% 98.6% 97.5% 98.3%
60 94.2% 96.4% 93.5% 95.6%
65 91.2% 94.6% 90.1% 93.2%
70 86.9% 91.8% 85.1% 89.6%
75 80.3% 87.2% 77.4% 83.8%
80 69.9% 79.4% 65.3% 74.3%
85 53.8% 65.9% 47.7% 58.8%
90 32.1% 44.5% 26.0% 36.9%
95 11.8% 19.7% 8.5% 14.7%
100 2.1% 4.2% 1.3% 2.8%

Remaining life expectancy by current age

Life expectancy is often mistaken for the average lifespan of an adult. An adult has already survived early-age mortality causes and is expected to have a longer lifespan than calculated from birth.

The life expectancy from current ages in Australia vs New Zealand: 84.8 years vs 83.2 at 30, 87.2 vs 85.8 at 65, 90.3 vs 89.5 at 80 — significantly higher than the 84.2 vs 82.4 years calculated at birth.

The chart and table below account for the remaining lifespan and display total life expectancy by age and gender in Australia and New Zealand.

Australia
Male

Female
New Zealand
Male

Female
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Australia New Zealand
Average Male Female Average Male Female
0 84.2 82.4 86 82.4 80.8 84
1 84.4 82.7 86.2 82.7 81.1 84.3
2 84.5 82.7 86.2 82.7 81.1 84.3
3 84.5 82.7 86.2 82.7 81.1 84.4
4 84.5 82.7 86.2 82.8 81.1 84.4
5 84.5 82.7 86.2 82.8 81.1 84.4
6 84.5 82.7 86.2 82.8 81.2 84.4
7 84.5 82.7 86.2 82.8 81.2 84.4
8 84.5 82.7 86.2 82.8 81.2 84.4
9 84.5 82.7 86.2 82.8 81.2 84.4
10 84.5 82.7 86.2 82.8 81.2 84.4
11 84.5 82.7 86.2 82.8 81.2 84.4
12 84.5 82.7 86.2 82.8 81.2 84.4
13 84.5 82.7 86.2 82.8 81.2 84.4
14 84.5 82.7 86.2 82.8 81.2 84.4
15 84.5 82.8 86.3 82.8 81.2 84.4
16 84.5 82.8 86.3 82.8 81.2 84.4
17 84.5 82.8 86.3 82.9 81.3 84.5
18 84.6 82.8 86.3 82.9 81.3 84.5
19 84.6 82.8 86.3 82.9 81.3 84.5
20 84.6 82.9 86.3 82.9 81.4 84.5
21 84.6 82.9 86.3 83 81.4 84.5
22 84.6 82.9 86.3 83 81.4 84.5
23 84.7 82.9 86.4 83 81.5 84.6
24 84.7 83 86.4 83.1 81.5 84.6
25 84.7 83 86.4 83.1 81.6 84.6
26 84.7 83 86.4 83.1 81.6 84.6
27 84.8 83.1 86.4 83.2 81.7 84.6
28 84.8 83.1 86.4 83.2 81.7 84.7
29 84.8 83.1 86.4 83.2 81.7 84.7
30 84.8 83.2 86.4 83.2 81.8 84.7
31 84.8 83.2 86.5 83.3 81.8 84.7
32 84.9 83.2 86.5 83.3 81.8 84.7
33 84.9 83.3 86.5 83.3 81.9 84.8
34 84.9 83.3 86.5 83.4 81.9 84.8
35 85 83.3 86.5 83.4 82 84.8
36 85 83.4 86.6 83.4 82 84.8
37 85 83.4 86.6 83.5 82.1 84.9
38 85.1 83.5 86.6 83.5 82.1 84.9
39 85.1 83.5 86.6 83.5 82.1 84.9
40 85.1 83.6 86.7 83.6 82.2 84.9
41 85.2 83.6 86.7 83.6 82.2 85
42 85.2 83.7 86.7 83.7 82.3 85
43 85.3 83.7 86.8 83.7 82.3 85
44 85.3 83.8 86.8 83.8 82.4 85.1
45 85.4 83.8 86.8 83.8 82.4 85.1
46 85.4 83.9 86.9 83.9 82.5 85.2
47 85.5 84 86.9 83.9 82.6 85.2
48 85.5 84 87 84 82.6 85.3
49 85.6 84.1 87 84.1 82.7 85.3
50 85.7 84.2 87.1 84.1 82.8 85.4
51 85.7 84.3 87.1 84.2 82.9 85.5
52 85.8 84.4 87.2 84.3 83 85.5
53 85.9 84.4 87.2 84.4 83.1 85.6
54 86 84.5 87.3 84.5 83.2 85.7
55 86 84.6 87.4 84.6 83.3 85.8
56 86.1 84.7 87.5 84.7 83.4 85.9
57 86.2 84.9 87.5 84.8 83.5 86
58 86.3 85 87.6 84.9 83.7 86.1
59 86.4 85.1 87.7 85 83.8 86.2
60 86.5 85.2 87.8 85.1 83.9 86.3
61 86.6 85.4 87.9 85.3 84.1 86.4
62 86.8 85.5 88 85.4 84.2 86.5
63 86.9 85.7 88.1 85.5 84.4 86.6
64 87 85.8 88.2 85.7 84.6 86.7
65 87.2 86 88.3 85.8 84.8 86.9
66 87.3 86.1 88.4 86 84.9 87
67 87.4 86.3 88.5 86.2 85.1 87.1
68 87.6 86.5 88.6 86.3 85.3 87.3
69 87.7 86.7 88.8 86.5 85.5 87.5
70 87.9 86.9 88.9 86.7 85.8 87.6
71 88.1 87.1 89 86.9 86 87.8
72 88.3 87.3 89.2 87.2 86.2 88
73 88.5 87.5 89.4 87.4 86.5 88.2
74 88.7 87.8 89.6 87.6 86.8 88.4
75 88.9 88 89.7 87.9 87.1 88.7
76 89.2 88.3 90 88.2 87.4 88.9
77 89.4 88.6 90.2 88.5 87.7 89.2
78 89.7 88.9 90.4 88.8 88 89.4
79 90 89.2 90.7 89.1 88.4 89.7
80 90.3 89.6 90.9 89.5 88.8 90.1
81 90.6 89.9 91.2 89.9 89.2 90.4
82 91 90.3 91.5 90.3 89.6 90.8
83 91.4 90.7 91.9 90.7 90.1 91.2
84 91.8 91.2 92.2 91.1 90.6 91.6
85 92.2 91.6 92.6 91.6 91.1 92
86 92.7 92.1 93 92.1 91.6 92.5
87 93.1 92.7 93.5 92.6 92.2 93
88 93.7 93.2 93.9 93.2 92.8 93.5
89 94.2 93.8 94.5 93.8 93.4 94
90 94.8 94.4 95 94.4 94.1 94.6
91 95.4 95 95.6 95 94.7 95.3
92 96 95.7 96.2 95.7 95.5 95.9
93 96.7 96.4 96.8 96.4 96.2 96.6
94 97.4 97.1 97.5 97.2 96.9 97.3
95 98.1 97.9 98.2 97.9 97.7 98
96 98.9 98.7 98.9 98.7 98.5 98.8
97 99.6 99.5 99.7 99.5 99.3 99.6
98 100.4 100.3 100.5 100.3 100.2 100.4
99 101.3 101.1 101.3 101.2 101 101.2
100 102.1 102 102.1 102 101.9 102

Odds of living to age in Australia vs New Zealand

The chart below shows the odds of living to all ages starting from birth. Of the newborn cohort, 94.5% in Australia and 93.4% in New Zealand are expected to survive till at least 60 years old, 88.6% and 86.3% will live to 70 years or older, 74% and 69% to 80+ years, and 38% and 31.1% will live past 90 years old.

For longevity rates starting from an age other than 0, use the probability of survival to an age calculator provided above.

Australia
Male

Female
New Zealand
Male

Female
Age Survival probability
Australia New Zealand
Average Male Female Average Male Female
1 99.7% 99.7% 99.8% 99.6% 99.6% 99.6%
2 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 99.6% 99.6% 99.6%
3 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 99.6% 99.6% 99.6%
4 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 99.6% 99.5% 99.6%
5 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 99.5% 99.5% 99.6%
6 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 99.5% 99.5% 99.6%
7 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 99.5% 99.5% 99.5%
8 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 99.5% 99.5% 99.5%
9 99.7% 99.6% 99.7% 99.5% 99.5% 99.5%
10 99.7% 99.6% 99.7% 99.5% 99.5% 99.5%
11 99.7% 99.6% 99.7% 99.5% 99.5% 99.5%
12 99.7% 99.6% 99.7% 99.5% 99.5% 99.5%
13 99.6% 99.6% 99.7% 99.5% 99.5% 99.5%
14 99.6% 99.6% 99.7% 99.5% 99.5% 99.5%
15 99.6% 99.6% 99.7% 99.5% 99.4% 99.5%
16 99.6% 99.6% 99.6% 99.4% 99.4% 99.5%
17 99.6% 99.6% 99.6% 99.4% 99.4% 99.4%
18 99.6% 99.5% 99.6% 99.4% 99.3% 99.4%
19 99.5% 99.5% 99.6% 99.3% 99.3% 99.4%
20 99.5% 99.4% 99.6% 99.3% 99.2% 99.4%
21 99.5% 99.4% 99.6% 99.2% 99.1% 99.3%
22 99.4% 99.3% 99.5% 99.2% 99.1% 99.3%
23 99.4% 99.3% 99.5% 99.1% 99% 99.3%
24 99.4% 99.2% 99.5% 99.1% 98.9% 99.2%
25 99.3% 99.2% 99.5% 99% 98.8% 99.2%
26 99.3% 99.1% 99.5% 99% 98.8% 99.2%
27 99.3% 99.1% 99.4% 98.9% 98.7% 99.2%
28 99.2% 99% 99.4% 98.9% 98.6% 99.1%
29 99.2% 99% 99.4% 98.8% 98.6% 99.1%
30 99.1% 98.9% 99.4% 98.8% 98.5% 99.1%
31 99.1% 98.8% 99.3% 98.7% 98.4% 99%
32 99% 98.8% 99.3% 98.7% 98.3% 99%
33 99% 98.7% 99.3% 98.6% 98.3% 98.9%
34 98.9% 98.6% 99.2% 98.5% 98.2% 98.9%
35 98.9% 98.6% 99.2% 98.5% 98.1% 98.8%
36 98.8% 98.5% 99.2% 98.4% 98% 98.8%
37 98.7% 98.4% 99.1% 98.3% 97.9% 98.7%
38 98.7% 98.3% 99.1% 98.2% 97.8% 98.7%
39 98.6% 98.2% 99% 98.2% 97.7% 98.6%
40 98.5% 98.1% 98.9% 98.1% 97.6% 98.6%
41 98.4% 98% 98.9% 98% 97.5% 98.5%
42 98.3% 97.9% 98.8% 97.9% 97.4% 98.4%
43 98.2% 97.7% 98.7% 97.8% 97.3% 98.3%
44 98.1% 97.6% 98.7% 97.7% 97.1% 98.2%
45 98% 97.4% 98.6% 97.5% 97% 98.1%
46 97.9% 97.3% 98.5% 97.4% 96.8% 98%
47 97.7% 97.1% 98.4% 97.2% 96.6% 97.9%
48 97.6% 96.9% 98.2% 97.1% 96.4% 97.7%
49 97.4% 96.7% 98.1% 96.9% 96.2% 97.6%
50 97.2% 96.5% 98% 96.7% 96% 97.4%
51 97% 96.3% 97.8% 96.5% 95.7% 97.2%
52 96.8% 96% 97.7% 96.2% 95.4% 97%
53 96.6% 95.8% 97.5% 96% 95.1% 96.8%
54 96.4% 95.5% 97.3% 95.7% 94.8% 96.5%
55 96.1% 95.2% 97.1% 95.4% 94.4% 96.3%
56 95.8% 94.8% 96.9% 95% 94% 96%
57 95.5% 94.4% 96.6% 94.7% 93.6% 95.7%
58 95.2% 94% 96.4% 94.3% 93.2% 95.4%
59 94.9% 93.6% 96.1% 93.8% 92.7% 95%
60 94.5% 93.1% 95.8% 93.4% 92.1% 94.7%
61 94.1% 92.6% 95.5% 92.9% 91.5% 94.3%
62 93.6% 92.1% 95.1% 92.4% 90.9% 93.9%
63 93.1% 91.5% 94.8% 91.8% 90.2% 93.4%
64 92.6% 90.8% 94.4% 91.2% 89.5% 92.9%
65 92.1% 90.2% 94% 90.5% 88.7% 92.4%
66 91.5% 89.4% 93.5% 89.8% 87.9% 91.8%
67 90.9% 88.7% 93% 89.1% 87% 91.1%
68 90.2% 87.8% 92.5% 88.2% 86% 90.4%
69 89.4% 86.9% 91.9% 87.3% 84.9% 89.6%
70 88.6% 86% 91.2% 86.3% 83.8% 88.8%
71 87.7% 84.9% 90.5% 85.2% 82.5% 87.8%
72 86.7% 83.7% 89.7% 84% 81.2% 86.8%
73 85.6% 82.4% 88.8% 82.7% 79.7% 85.7%
74 84.4% 81% 87.8% 81.2% 78% 84.4%
75 83.1% 79.4% 86.6% 79.6% 76.2% 83%
76 81.6% 77.7% 85.4% 77.9% 74.2% 81.5%
77 80% 75.9% 84% 76% 72.1% 79.8%
78 78.2% 73.8% 82.5% 73.8% 69.7% 78%
79 76.2% 71.6% 80.8% 71.5% 67.1% 75.9%
80 74% 69.2% 78.9% 69% 64.3% 73.6%
81 71.6% 66.5% 76.8% 66.2% 61.3% 71.1%
82 68.9% 63.5% 74.4% 63.2% 58.1% 68.3%
83 66% 60.3% 71.7% 59.9% 54.6% 65.2%
84 62.8% 56.8% 68.7% 56.4% 50.9% 61.9%
85 59.3% 53.2% 65.5% 52.6% 47% 58.3%
86 55.5% 49.2% 61.8% 48.6% 42.8% 54.4%
87 51.5% 45% 57.9% 44.5% 38.6% 50.3%
88 47.2% 40.7% 53.6% 40.1% 34.2% 45.9%
89 42.7% 36.2% 49.1% 35.6% 29.8% 41.3%
90 38% 31.7% 44.3% 31.1% 25.6% 36.5%
91 33.3% 27.3% 39.2% 26.7% 21.5% 31.8%
92 28.6% 22.9% 34.1% 22.4% 17.6% 27.1%
93 24% 18.8% 29% 18.4% 14.1% 22.6%
94 19.7% 15% 24.1% 14.7% 11% 18.3%
95 15.7% 11.7% 19.5% 11.5% 8.35% 14.5%
96 12.2% 8.83% 15.4% 8.67% 6.13% 11.2%
97 9.19% 6.46% 11.7% 6.35% 4.36% 8.32%
98 6.69% 4.56% 8.65% 4.5% 2.99% 5.98%
99 4.7% 3.11% 6.15% 3.07% 1.98% 4.15%
100 3.18% 2.04% 4.21% 2.02% 1.26% 2.77%

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Odds of dying by age chart

Mortality rates vary throughout a lifetime. The annual chance of dying is 0.26% in the birth year in Australia and 0.36% in New Zealand, 0.05% vs 0.06% at age 30, 0.44% vs 0.52% at 60, and 3.27% vs 4.02% at 80.

Below is a graph displaying the probabilities of dying in Australia compared to New Zealand at any given age.

Australia
Male

Female
New Zealand
Male

Female
Age Probability of dying
Australia New Zealand
Average Male Female Average Male Female
0 0.26% 0.28% 0.24% 0.36% 0.36% 0.35%
1 0.03% 0.03% 0.03% 0.06% 0.06% 0.05%
2 0.01% 0.01% 0.009% 0.02% 0.03% 0.02%
3 0.008% 0.009% 0.007% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
4 0.007% 0.008% 0.006% 0.009% 0.01% 0.008%
5 0.006% 0.006% 0.005% 0.008% 0.009% 0.007%
6 0.005% 0.005% 0.005% 0.007% 0.008% 0.007%
7 0.005% 0.006% 0.004% 0.007% 0.007% 0.006%
8 0.005% 0.006% 0.004% 0.007% 0.007% 0.006%
9 0.005% 0.006% 0.004% 0.006% 0.007% 0.005%
10 0.004% 0.005% 0.003% 0.006% 0.007% 0.005%
11 0.005% 0.006% 0.004% 0.007% 0.007% 0.006%
12 0.007% 0.008% 0.006% 0.009% 0.009% 0.008%
13 0.009% 0.01% 0.008% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
14 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
15 0.01% 0.02% 0.01% 0.02% 0.03% 0.02%
16 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
17 0.03% 0.03% 0.02% 0.04% 0.05% 0.02%
18 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.04% 0.06% 0.03%
19 0.03% 0.05% 0.02% 0.05% 0.06% 0.03%
20 0.03% 0.05% 0.02% 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
21 0.03% 0.05% 0.02% 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
22 0.03% 0.05% 0.02% 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
23 0.04% 0.05% 0.02% 0.05% 0.08% 0.03%
24 0.04% 0.05% 0.02% 0.05% 0.08% 0.03%
25 0.04% 0.05% 0.02% 0.05% 0.08% 0.03%
26 0.04% 0.05% 0.02% 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
27 0.04% 0.05% 0.02% 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
28 0.04% 0.06% 0.02% 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
29 0.04% 0.06% 0.02% 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
30 0.05% 0.06% 0.03% 0.06% 0.07% 0.04%
31 0.05% 0.07% 0.03% 0.06% 0.08% 0.04%
32 0.05% 0.07% 0.03% 0.06% 0.08% 0.04%
33 0.05% 0.07% 0.04% 0.07% 0.08% 0.05%
34 0.06% 0.08% 0.04% 0.07% 0.09% 0.05%
35 0.06% 0.08% 0.05% 0.07% 0.09% 0.05%
36 0.07% 0.09% 0.05% 0.07% 0.09% 0.05%
37 0.07% 0.1% 0.05% 0.08% 0.09% 0.06%
38 0.08% 0.1% 0.05% 0.08% 0.1% 0.06%
39 0.08% 0.11% 0.06% 0.08% 0.1% 0.07%
40 0.09% 0.12% 0.07% 0.09% 0.11% 0.07%
41 0.1% 0.12% 0.07% 0.1% 0.12% 0.08%
42 0.1% 0.13% 0.08% 0.11% 0.13% 0.08%
43 0.11% 0.14% 0.09% 0.12% 0.15% 0.1%
44 0.12% 0.15% 0.1% 0.13% 0.16% 0.11%
45 0.13% 0.17% 0.1% 0.15% 0.17% 0.12%
46 0.14% 0.18% 0.11% 0.16% 0.19% 0.13%
47 0.16% 0.2% 0.12% 0.17% 0.2% 0.15%
48 0.17% 0.21% 0.13% 0.19% 0.22% 0.16%
49 0.18% 0.23% 0.14% 0.21% 0.24% 0.17%
50 0.2% 0.24% 0.15% 0.23% 0.27% 0.19%
51 0.21% 0.26% 0.16% 0.25% 0.29% 0.21%
52 0.22% 0.27% 0.18% 0.27% 0.32% 0.23%
53 0.25% 0.3% 0.19% 0.3% 0.35% 0.25%
54 0.27% 0.33% 0.21% 0.33% 0.38% 0.27%
55 0.29% 0.36% 0.23% 0.36% 0.42% 0.29%
56 0.31% 0.39% 0.24% 0.38% 0.45% 0.31%
57 0.34% 0.42% 0.26% 0.41% 0.49% 0.34%
58 0.37% 0.46% 0.28% 0.44% 0.54% 0.36%
59 0.4% 0.5% 0.31% 0.48% 0.58% 0.38%
60 0.44% 0.55% 0.33% 0.52% 0.63% 0.41%
61 0.48% 0.6% 0.37% 0.57% 0.69% 0.45%
62 0.51% 0.64% 0.39% 0.61% 0.74% 0.49%
63 0.55% 0.69% 0.41% 0.66% 0.8% 0.54%
64 0.59% 0.75% 0.44% 0.73% 0.87% 0.59%
65 0.63% 0.8% 0.47% 0.79% 0.95% 0.64%
66 0.69% 0.87% 0.53% 0.87% 1.04% 0.71%
67 0.76% 0.94% 0.59% 0.95% 1.13% 0.78%
68 0.83% 1.03% 0.66% 1.04% 1.23% 0.87%
69 0.92% 1.13% 0.72% 1.14% 1.34% 0.95%
70 1.01% 1.25% 0.8% 1.26% 1.49% 1.05%
71 1.14% 1.4% 0.9% 1.41% 1.66% 1.17%
72 1.26% 1.55% 1% 1.57% 1.85% 1.3%
73 1.41% 1.72% 1.13% 1.76% 2.08% 1.47%
74 1.58% 1.91% 1.27% 1.97% 2.33% 1.64%
75 1.76% 2.13% 1.43% 2.2% 2.6% 1.84%
76 1.98% 2.38% 1.61% 2.47% 2.91% 2.06%
77 2.25% 2.7% 1.83% 2.79% 3.28% 2.33%
78 2.51% 3.01% 2.06% 3.13% 3.68% 2.64%
79 2.86% 3.41% 2.35% 3.54% 4.14% 3.01%
80 3.27% 3.91% 2.7% 4.02% 4.69% 3.44%
81 3.78% 4.51% 3.13% 4.59% 5.33% 3.95%
82 4.27% 5.07% 3.58% 5.18% 6% 4.48%
83 4.85% 5.69% 4.13% 5.87% 6.8% 5.11%
84 5.51% 6.41% 4.76% 6.65% 7.7% 5.81%
85 6.4% 7.45% 5.55% 7.59% 8.78% 6.66%
86 7.33% 8.53% 6.4% 8.63% 9.96% 7.62%
87 8.34% 9.61% 7.37% 9.82% 11.3% 8.74%
88 9.52% 10.9% 8.5% 11.2% 12.8% 10%
89 10.9% 12.4% 9.78% 12.7% 14.3% 11.5%
90 12.4% 14.1% 11.3% 14.3% 16% 13.1%
91 14.3% 16% 13.2% 16% 17.9% 14.8%
92 16% 17.9% 14.9% 17.9% 19.9% 16.7%
93 18% 20% 16.8% 19.9% 22% 18.7%
94 20.1% 22.2% 19% 22.1% 24.2% 20.8%
95 22.4% 24.5% 21.3% 24.4% 26.6% 23.1%
96 24.7% 26.9% 23.7% 26.7% 29% 25.5%
97 27.2% 29.3% 26.2% 29.2% 31.4% 28.1%
98 29.8% 31.9% 28.9% 31.7% 33.8% 30.6%
99 32.4% 34.4% 31.6% 34.2% 36.2% 33.2%
100 34.8% 36.9% 34.1% 36.6% 38.6% 35.7%

Death rate by age in Australia compared to New Zealand

In Australia, the most common age of death is 91, compared to 89 in New Zealand. The median age of death is 87.3 in Australia and 85.7 in New Zealand — only half of the newborns in both countries are expected to live past these ages.

Australia
Male

Female
New Zealand
Male

Female
Age Death rate
Australia New Zealand
Total Male Female Total Male Female
0 256.9 275.8 236.9 356 359 352
1 26.2 27.2 25.1 55.6 61.2 49.7
2 10 10.8 9.25 22.5 25.7 19.2
3 8.36 9.41 7.24 12.3 14.2 10.2
4 6.83 7.51 6.11 8.91 10.2 7.51
5 5.54 5.86 5.2 7.76 8.7 6.76
6 5 5.38 4.6 7.17 7.83 6.47
7 5.08 5.73 4.4 6.83 7.41 6.21
8 5.43 6.36 4.44 6.47 7.21 5.69
9 5.15 6.19 4.06 6.1 6.99 5.16
10 4.38 5.3 3.4 5.9 6.75 4.99
11 4.95 5.88 3.96 6.66 7.39 5.87
12 6.73 7.75 5.66 8.7 9.36 8.02
13 8.86 9.97 7.69 12.2 12.9 11.3
14 11.2 12.5 9.89 17.1 18.6 15.5
15 14.3 16.1 12.5 22.9 26 19.6
16 18.7 22 15.2 29.3 35.3 22.9
17 24.9 32.2 17.2 35.6 45.8 24.7
18 31.5 43.7 18.7 41.3 56.1 25.7
19 34.5 48.2 19.9 45.7 63.8 26.7
20 33.8 46.9 19.8 48.2 67.9 27.5
21 32.6 45.8 18.6 50.4 71 28.7
22 33.8 48.3 18.6 51.8 72.9 29.6
23 35.9 51.7 19.2 52.8 74.3 30.2
24 37 53.5 19.4 53.4 75 30.6
25 37.3 53.5 20 53.5 74.5 31.1
26 38.3 53.4 22.2 52.8 72.2 31.9
27 39.6 54.1 24.2 52.2 70.3 32.8
28 41.1 57 24.3 52.4 70.1 33.4
29 42.6 60.2 24.2 53.6 71.4 34.3
30 44.8 62.4 26.5 55.5 73.7 36
31 47.3 64.5 29.6 58.5 77.2 38.8
32 50 68 31.9 61.3 80 41.7
33 53.9 71.8 36.1 64.1 82.7 44.9
34 58.5 76.1 41.1 67 85.4 48.2
35 63.9 83.1 44.9 69.6 87.8 51.2
36 68.8 90.4 47.6 72.1 89.9 54.2
37 72.1 94.2 50.3 75 92.3 57.9
38 75.8 97.8 54 78.4 95.6 61.3
39 81.8 104.6 59.3 83.4 102.3 64.7
40 89.3 113.5 65.1 89.5 110.8 68.6
41 95.9 121.7 70.1 98 120.9 75.3
42 101.7 127.8 75.6 106.8 130.2 83.6
43 111.3 137.1 85.5 117.9 141.5 94.4
44 121.6 149.4 94 130.1 153.5 106.7
45 130.3 161.4 99.6 142.2 165.4 119
46 140.9 175.7 106.6 155.7 179.7 132.1
47 151.9 189.6 114.9 170 195.5 144.8
48 164.7 204.1 125.7 185 213.1 157.1
49 177.6 217.8 137.6 201.7 233 170.7
50 189.8 230.8 148.8 220.7 255 187.2
51 203.8 246.6 161.1 242.3 279.7 206
52 217.6 262.6 173.2 263 304 223.6
53 237.8 287.5 188.9 287.1 333 242.8
54 261.8 318 206.2 312 364 262.1
55 283.5 346 221.6 339 397 282.4
56 301 368 234.7 363 427 301
57 325 399 253.1 390 462 321
58 353 434 273.8 419 499 341
59 383 472 295.7 451 540 364
60 416 513 320 485 583 391
61 451 555 349 525 631 424
62 479 589 371 563 673 458
63 511 632 392 610 725 500
64 544 678 415 661 783 545
65 579 719 445 715 842 591
66 635 778 498 780 913 651
67 690 833 553 845 980 714
68 752 903 606 916 1,054 782
69 820 982 661 997 1,141 856
70 899 1,074 729 1,088 1,245 934
71 999 1,189 815 1,199 1,374 1,027
72 1,094 1,294 898 1,317 1,505 1,131
73 1,208 1,420 999 1,456 1,657 1,256
74 1,329 1,546 1,114 1,602 1,814 1,387
75 1,465 1,689 1,242 1,755 1,980 1,527
76 1,615 1,852 1,376 1,921 2,159 1,679
77 1,796 2,046 1,539 2,116 2,366 1,862
78 1,964 2,219 1,700 2,312 2,563 2,057
79 2,177 2,445 1,898 2,534 2,782 2,283
80 2,422 2,707 2,128 2,775 3,015 2,532
81 2,705 3,001 2,400 3,041 3,270 2,806
82 2,944 3,219 2,659 3,272 3,483 3,061
83 3,198 3,427 2,959 3,516 3,711 3,330
84 3,462 3,643 3,273 3,749 3,916 3,596
85 3,797 3,962 3,633 3,995 4,122 3,883
86 4,071 4,199 3,956 4,198 4,264 4,146
87 4,289 4,329 4,269 4,367 4,355 4,393
88 4,488 4,448 4,555 4,481 4,369 4,601
89 4,638 4,510 4,800 4,505 4,278 4,730
90 4,731 4,478 5,020 4,440 4,099 4,770
91 4,752 4,370 5,169 4,275 3,837 4,702
92 4,582 4,101 5,093 4,009 3,499 4,511
93 4,308 3,753 4,883 3,661 3,103 4,210
94 3,946 3,334 4,567 3,250 2,672 3,819
95 3,514 2,868 4,155 2,794 2,221 3,358
96 3,015 2,373 3,642 2,319 1,776 2,852
97 2,497 1,894 3,078 1,853 1,366 2,333
98 1,991 1,455 2,501 1,424 1,010 1,833
99 1,522 1,071 1,946 1,050 717 1,380
100 1,006 578 1,397 573 285.8 859

The chart above shows the number of deaths by age and gender per a 100,000 cohort of newborns, illustrating the distribution of expected mortality throughout life.

Note that the graph above does not represent rates per 100,000 population, as this would be skewed by age distribution and reveal more about Australia and New Zealand demographics than the death rate. It also does not represent rates per 100,000 people in an age group, as this would be just the probability of death.

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