Life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita in Australia
Australia: Life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita was 83.92 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita in Australia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Australia recorded 83.92 for life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita in Australia peaked at 83.92 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 68.7, in 1951.
That places Australia 10th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 69.82 | 68.7 | 70.86 | 10 |
| 1960s | 70.87 | 70.57 | 71.14 | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.49 | 70.65 | 74.33 | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.51 | 74.57 | 76.34 | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.14 | 77.04 | 79.28 | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.76 | 79.62 | 81.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.61 | 82.01 | 83.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.48 | 82.77 | 83.92 | 4 |
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More climate change data for Australia
- Share co2 vs population 0.4238 (2100)
- Population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Population, total 27.61 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Urban population 24.22 million (2025)
- Urban population 87.7% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 14.48 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 20.04 billion (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 14.48 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 14.48 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita in Australia?
- Life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita in Australia was 83.92 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.92 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.7 in 1951.
- How does Australia rank for life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita?
- Australia ranks 10th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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