Life Expectancy
Please note that these indicators are not currently up to date and will be replaced shortly with dashboards. In the meantime the most currently available data is available at https://www.data.act.gov.au or contact healthinfo@act.gov.au
Commentary
- Life expectancy continues to be high in the ACT and is expected to increase slightly over the next 10 years
- Of the Australian states and territories in 2019-2021, the ACT recorded the highest life expectancy at birth for both females (86.3 years) and males (82.7 years).
- Life expectancy (life tables) are based on death rates over a particular period of time. Mortality rates used in the Australian and state and territory life tables are based on the occurrence of deaths in a three-year period and the estimated resident population at the mid-point of that period1. The life tables do not take into account future assumed improvements in mortality.
Reference
1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Life tables methodology. Canberra: ABS; 2019-2021 [cited 2022 Nov 17]. Available from: https://www.abs.gov.au/methodologies/life-tables-methodology/2019-2021
Chart
Life expectancy at birth, ACT and Australia, 2010-12 to 2019-21
Data
To access the data, select "View source data" link at the bottom of the visualisation. This link will open up a data table that you can download.
Codes and sources
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Life tables methodology. Canberra: ABS; 2019-2021 [cited 2022 Nov 17].