{"id":24374,"date":"2021-11-05T12:13:20","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T01:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/?page_id=24374"},"modified":"2023-05-29T09:11:02","modified_gmt":"2023-05-28T23:41:02","slug":"life-expectancy-australia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/australia-life-expectancy\/","title":{"rendered":"Life Expectancy Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"24374\" class=\"elementor elementor-24374\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d137b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d137b3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54126d6\" data-id=\"54126d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecee9b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ecee9b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h1><strong><span style=\"color: #116914;\">What is the Life Expectancy in Australia?<\/span><\/strong><\/h1><p>Life expectancy is an important measure to understand when assessing the quality of a country&#8217;s social and economic conditions. Life expectancy can be measured from birth, childhood, or adolescence and is different for each measurement period.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h2><strong><span style=\"color: #116914;\">How Long Can I Expect to Live?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2><p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aihw.gov.au\/reports\/life-expectancy-death\/deaths-in-australia\/contents\/life-expectancy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare<\/a>, the average life expectancy in Australia is now about ten years longer than it was in the 1950s. Children who are born today can expect to live even longer than this.<\/p><p>In the late 1800s, an Australian boy was expected to live to just 51.1 years old. Today if you are born, you are expected to live to 80.9, or if you&#8217;re a female, you would be likely to reach 85 years old. Life expectancy in Australia is much higher than it once was. This can be attributed to many things, including advancements in medicine, better knowledge of health, and earlier detection of illness and disease.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4558534 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4558534\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"571\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Through_the_years1-1024x731.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24436\" alt=\"Through the years1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Through_the_years1-1024x731.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Through_the_years1-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Through_the_years1-768x548.png 768w, https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Through_the_years1-1536x1097.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Through_the_years1.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b831554 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b831554\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc677b9\" data-id=\"bc677b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be6c957 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be6c957\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #116914;\">Life Expectancy for Aboriginal for Torres Strait Islander Peoples<\/span><\/strong><\/h2><p>Aboriginal people have a lower life expectancy than non-indigenous Australians. Aboriginal people are at risk for health problems that put them in danger of early death, including acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease. This means that they are likely to live 8.6 years less than a non-indigenous Australian.\u00a0<\/p><p>Life expectancy for Indigenous Australians has increased, though, and there is hope that it will continue to do so.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa6b9a9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa6b9a9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-351fdbe\" data-id=\"351fdbe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d1f378 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d1f378\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Life-Expectancy-Infographic-768x548.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-24426\" alt=\"Life Expectancy Infographic\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Life-Expectancy-Infographic-768x548.png 768w, https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Life-Expectancy-Infographic-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Life-Expectancy-Infographic-1024x731.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Life-Expectancy-Infographic-1536x1097.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.firstaidpro.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Life-Expectancy-Infographic.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2cccbe8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2cccbe8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b821d93\" data-id=\"b821d93\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c96b5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c96b5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #116914;\">How do we Compare to the Rest of the World?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h2><p>Australia has one of the highest life expectancies in the world. Although we rank below countries such as Singapore, Japan, and Switzerland, we remain a leader in the global list. With an average lifespan of 84.63 years old, Japan has the highest life expectancy in the world.<\/p><p>The average life expectancy for females and males in Australia is 85.54 and 81.49, respectively, making it the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abs.gov.au\/statistics\/people\/population\/life-tables\/latest-release\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">6th longest life expectancy<\/a> on the world&#8217;s top 10 list. The average world population sits at 75.6 years of life expectancy for females and 70.8 years for males, with an average combined life expectancy of 73.2 years <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldometers.info\/demographics\/life-expectancy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">across all genders and countries globally<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a5fb692 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a5fb692\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f07a99b\" data-id=\"f07a99b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-920a4d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"920a4d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #116914;\"><strong>How do they Calculate Life Expectancy?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2><p>A life table is calculated with the aid of a statistical method that takes into account the death patterns of the population. This method assumes that current death rates will persist throughout a person\u2019s life. The Australian Bureau of Statistics <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abs.gov.au\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">(ABS)<\/a> publishes life tables and calculates the life expectancy for the population.<\/p><p>Data from three years of life expectancy is collated to ensure a higher level of accuracy. Differences in life expectancy are most notable when certain conditions change, for example, infectious disease outbreaks such as the Spanish Flu in the 1920s.<\/p><h2><strong><span style=\"color: #116914;\">What can I do to Ensure a Longer Life Expectancy?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2><p>Unfortunately, living a long life is never certain. Accidents and illnesses can occur with no notice, and sometimes we have no control.\u00a0<\/p><p>This being said, there are steps you can take to ensure that can help if you find yourself in an emergency situation. Taking a <a href=\"\/course\/hltaid011\/\">First Aid course<\/a> and learning vital CPR and response techniques can help you assist people in need and yourself.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the Life Expectancy in Australia? Life expectancy is an important measure to understand when assessing the quality of a country&#8217;s social and economic conditions. Life expectancy can be measured from birth, childhood, or adolescence and is different for each measurement period. How Long Can I Expect to Live? 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