How long can Australians live?
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Topic: Life expectancy & deaths
Citation
AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2023) How long can Australians live?, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 11 December 2023.
APA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2023). How long can Australians live?. Canberra: AIHW.
MLA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. How long can Australians live?. AIHW, 2023.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. How long can Australians live?. Canberra: AIHW; 2023.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2023, How long can Australians live?, AIHW, Canberra.
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On average, Australians are living longer than ever before. Life expectancy has been steadily increasing, and this is matched by increases in the proportion of deaths that occur at older ages and in the median age at death. The result is an ageing population coupled with substantial growth in the population of centenarians (people aged 100 years or more). However, the oldest age at death has shown minimal increases over time. In Australia the oldest living person is believed to have died at age 114.
- ISBN: 978-1-923085-00-8
- Cat. no: PHE 324
- Pages: 40
Findings from this report:
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During 1967–2021, life expectancy increased by 13.7 years for males (to 81.3) and by 11.2 years for females (to 85.4)
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The median age at death increased by 11.5 years for males (to 79.6) and 10.9 years for females (to 84.9) in 1964–2021
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Centenarian deaths increased from 1 in 1,214 deaths in 1964 to 1 in 72 deaths in 2021
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In Australia, the maximum age at death is 111 years for males and 114 years for females