Australia - Life Expectancy 1989
76.7
+0.3 from 1988
Australia's life expectancy was 76.7 in 1989, increased +0.3 from 76.4 in 1988. This was the 14th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1989▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Monaco | 79.4 | 0.0% |
| 2nd | Japan | 78.8 | 0.5% |
| 3rd | Andorra | 78.6 | 0.2% |
| 4th | Iceland | 78.1 | 1.4% |
| 5th | Liechtenstein | 78.1 | 0.4% |
| 6th | Sweden | 77.7 | 1.0% |
| 7th | San Marino | 77.6 | 0.1% |
| 8th | Switzerland | 77.4 | 0.3% |
| 9th | Canada | 77.1 | 0.3% |
| 10th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 77.0 | -0.1% |
| 11th | Italy | 76.8 | 0.6% |
| 12th | Spain | 76.8 | 0.1% |
| 13th | Netherlands | 76.7 | -0.2% |
| 14th | Australia | 76.7 | 0.4% |
| 15th | Greece | 76.7 | -0.3% |
| 16th | Norway | 76.5 | 0.4% |
| 17th | Channel Islands | 76.5 | 0.7% |
| 18th | Gibraltar | 76.5 | 0.4% |
| 19th | France | 76.3 | 0.3% |
| 20th | Israel | 76.3 | 2.5% |
| 21st | Malta | 76.1 | 0.4% |
| 22nd | Macao SAR, China | 76.0 | 0.9% |
| 23rd | Faroe Islands | 75.9 | 0.3% |
| 24th | Costa Rica | 75.9 | 0.4% |
| 25th | Cyprus | 75.8 | 0.6% |
| 26th | Belgium | 75.6 | 0.1% |
| 27th | United Kingdom | 75.6 | 0.3% |
| 28th | Kuwait | 75.3 | 0.5% |
| 29th | Austria | 75.3 | 0.1% |
| 30th | Germany | 75.2 | 0.3% |
| 31st | United States | 75.0 | 0.3% |
| 32nd | Singapore | 74.9 | 0.3% |
| 33rd | New Zealand | 74.8 | 0.5% |
| 34th | Denmark | 74.8 | 0.0% |
| 35th | Finland | 74.8 | 0.3% |
| 36th | European Union | 74.7 | 0.2% |
| 37th | Ireland | 74.5 | 0.0% |
| 38th | Portugal | 74.3 | 0.7% |
| 39th | St. Martin (French part) | 74.2 | 0.5% |
| 40th | Luxembourg | 74.1 | 0.0% |
| 41st | Bermuda | 73.7 | 0.2% |
| 42nd | Cuba | 73.7 | 0.0% |
| 43rd | Antigua and Barbuda | 73.6 | -0.2% |
| 44th | Montenegro | 73.6 | 0.6% |
| 45th | Guam | 73.5 | 0.1% |
| 46th | French Polynesia | 73.5 | 0.6% |
| 47th | Barbados | 73.4 | -0.1% |
| 48th | Chile | 73.2 | 0.5% |
| 49th | Qatar | 73.1 | 0.4% |
| 50th | Slovenia | 72.7 | 0.4% |
| 51st | Uruguay | 72.6 | 0.3% |
| 52nd | Cayman Islands | 72.5 | 0.3% |
| 53rd | Aruba | 72.5 | 0.0% |
| 54th | Bahrain | 72.5 | 0.1% |
| 55th | Puerto Rico (US) | 72.5 | -0.9% |
| 56th | Albania | 72.5 | 0.3% |
| 57th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 72.4 | 0.0% |
| 58th | Serbia | 72.3 | 0.4% |
| 59th | Curaçao | 72.2 | -0.1% |
| 60th | British Virgin Islands | 72.0 | 0.4% |
| 61st | Croatia | 71.8 | 0.5% |
| 62nd | Bulgaria | 71.7 | 0.2% |
| 63rd | Czechia | 71.7 | 0.0% |
| 64th | Jamaica | 71.5 | 0.5% |
| 65th | Argentina | 71.5 | 0.6% |
| 66th | Belarus | 71.5 | 0.2% |
| 67th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 71.4 | 0.7% |
| 68th | Lithuania | 71.4 | -0.5% |
| 69th | Brunei Darussalam | 71.4 | 0.3% |
| 70th | Isle of Man | 71.4 | 0.5% |
| 71st | Korea | 71.0 | 0.7% |
| 72nd | Poland | 71.0 | -0.4% |
| 73rd | Slovak Republic | 71.0 | -0.3% |
| 74th | United Arab Emirates | 71.0 | 0.2% |
| 75th | North Macedonia | 71.0 | 0.9% |
| 76th | American Samoa | 70.9 | 0.1% |
| 77th | Ukraine | 70.8 | -0.3% |
| 78th | Malaysia | 70.8 | 0.3% |
| 79th | Bahamas, The | 70.7 | 0.3% |
| 80th | Dominica | 70.7 | -0.4% |
| 81st | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 70.6 | 0.1% |
| 82nd | Virgin Islands (US) | 70.5 | 0.2% |
| 83rd | Grenada | 70.3 | 0.3% |
| 84th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 70.3 | 0.3% |
| 85th | Latvia | 70.2 | -0.7% |
| 86th | Panama | 70.1 | -1.1% |
| 87th | Estonia | 70.0 | -0.9% |
| 88th | St. Lucia | 70.0 | 0.4% |
| 89th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 69.9 | 0.4% |
| 90th | Jordan | 69.9 | 0.4% |
| 91st | Northern Mariana Islands | 69.8 | 0.2% |
| 92nd | Mauritius | 69.7 | 0.2% |
| 93rd | Belize | 69.5 | 0.2% |
| 94th | Romania | 69.5 | 0.2% |
| 95th | Syrian Arab Republic | 69.5 | 0.5% |
| 96th | Hungary | 69.5 | -0.8% |
| 97th | New Caledonia | 69.2 | 0.4% |
| 98th | Russian Federation | 69.2 | -0.4% |
| 99th | Libya | 69.0 | 0.5% |
| 100th | Tunisia | 68.8 | 0.5% |
| 101st | Viet Nam | 68.8 | 0.3% |
| 102nd | Georgia | 68.6 | -0.3% |
| 103rd | Mexico | 68.6 | 0.5% |
| 104th | Colombia | 68.6 | 0.5% |
| 105th | Thailand | 68.6 | 0.5% |
| 106th | Oman | 68.4 | 1.0% |
| 107th | Saudi Arabia | 68.4 | 0.8% |
| 108th | Moldova | 68.2 | 0.0% |
| 109th | Seychelles | 68.0 | -1.1% |
| 110th | China | 67.9 | 0.5% |
| 111th | Kyrgyz Republic | 67.9 | 4.5% |
| 112th | Ecuador | 67.8 | 1.2% |
| 113th | Samoa | 67.6 | 0.4% |
| 114th | Armenia | 67.5 | 28.4% |
| 115th | Trinidad and Tobago | 67.5 | 0.2% |
| 116th | Algeria | 67.5 | 0.8% |
| 117th | Tonga | 67.4 | 0.2% |
| 118th | Türkiye | 67.4 | 0.7% |
| 119th | Dominican Republic | 67.3 | 0.6% |
| 120th | Sri Lanka | 67.3 | -2.5% |
| 121st | Paraguay | 66.9 | 0.3% |
| 122nd | Solomon Islands | 66.1 | 0.3% |
| 123rd | Vanuatu | 66.0 | 0.5% |
| 124th | Kazakhstan | 65.9 | -0.2% |
| 125th | Uzbekistan | 65.8 | 0.1% |
| 126th | Brazil | 65.5 | 0.5% |
| 127th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 65.5 | 0.0% |
| 128th | Fiji | 65.4 | 0.7% |
| 129th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 65.3 | 3.3% |
| 130th | Kosovo | 65.2 | 1.6% |
| 131st | Lebanon | 65.1 | 3.5% |
| 132nd | Honduras | 64.8 | 0.6% |
| 133rd | Greenland | 64.7 | 0.1% |
| 134th | Philippines | 64.1 | 0.6% |
| 135th | Turkmenistan | 63.8 | 0.1% |
| 136th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 63.6 | 0.2% |
| 137th | Cabo Verde | 63.6 | 0.5% |
| 138th | Peru | 63.4 | 0.7% |
| 139th | South Africa | 63.0 | 0.2% |
| 140th | Azerbaijan | 62.9 | 0.4% |
| 141st | Indonesia | 62.9 | 0.8% |
| 142nd | Palau | 62.8 | 0.0% |
| 143rd | Maldives | 62.4 | 1.3% |
| 144th | Guyana | 62.1 | 0.3% |
| 145th | Suriname | 62.0 | 0.8% |
| 146th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 61.9 | 1.0% |
| 147th | Nicaragua | 61.9 | 3.4% |
| 148th | Morocco | 61.8 | 1.0% |
| 149th | Guatemala | 61.7 | 0.3% |
| 150th | Tajikistan | 61.7 | -0.2% |
| 151st | Marshall Islands | 61.7 | -0.1% |
| 152nd | Eswatini | 61.7 | -0.4% |
| 153rd | Tuvalu | 61.5 | 0.2% |
| 154th | El Salvador | 61.3 | 2.1% |
| 155th | Botswana | 61.2 | -0.8% |
| 156th | Namibia | 60.8 | 2.9% |
| 157th | Gabon | 60.6 | 0.3% |
| 158th | Kiribati | 60.5 | 0.8% |
| 159th | Kenya | 60.0 | -0.5% |
| 160th | São Tomé and Principe | 59.7 | -1.8% |
| 161st | Papua New Guinea | 59.6 | 0.4% |
| 162nd | Pakistan | 59.5 | 0.3% |
| 163rd | Lesotho | 59.5 | -0.1% |
| 164th | Zimbabwe | 59.4 | -1.3% |
| 165th | Nauru | 58.9 | 0.3% |
| 166th | India | 58.2 | 0.8% |
| 167th | Mongolia | 58.1 | 1.1% |
| 168th | Yemen, Republic of | 58.0 | 1.0% |
| 169th | Mauritania | 57.7 | 0.4% |
| 170th | Iraq | 57.5 | 1.4% |
| 171st | Congo, Republic of | 57.3 | -0.3% |
| 172nd | Myanmar | 56.9 | 0.6% |
| 173rd | Senegal | 56.2 | 1.2% |
| 174th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 56.1 | 1.2% |
| 175th | Bangladesh | 55.5 | 0.6% |
| 176th | Djibouti | 55.4 | 0.4% |
| 177th | Bhutan | 55.1 | 1.4% |
| 178th | Comoros | 55.0 | 0.6% |
| 179th | Ghana | 54.9 | 1.0% |
| 180th | Sudan | 54.9 | -0.2% |
| 181st | Cambodia | 54.8 | 0.6% |
| 182nd | Togo | 54.7 | -0.3% |
| 183rd | Cameroon | 54.4 | 0.1% |
| 184th | Nepal | 54.0 | 1.7% |
| 185th | Lao PDR | 53.6 | 1.0% |
| 186th | Côte d'Ivoire | 53.0 | -0.2% |
| 187th | Haiti | 52.9 | 0.6% |
| 188th | Benin | 52.5 | 0.8% |
| 189th | Tanzania | 52.1 | -0.3% |
| 190th | Madagascar | 51.8 | 0.8% |
| 191st | Equatorial Guinea | 51.3 | 0.2% |
| 192nd | Gambia, The | 50.7 | 1.2% |
| 193rd | Central African Republic | 50.1 | -0.3% |
| 194th | Rwanda | 49.5 | -2.8% |
| 195th | Burkina Faso | 49.3 | 0.1% |
| 196th | Zambia | 48.9 | -1.6% |
| 197th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 48.1 | 0.8% |
| 198th | Eritrea | 47.8 | -0.6% |
| 199th | Uganda | 47.5 | 0.0% |
| 200th | Guinea | 46.9 | 0.8% |
| 201st | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 46.6 | 6.2% |
| 202nd | Guinea-Bissau | 46.6 | 0.7% |
| 203rd | Chad | 46.4 | 0.2% |
| 204th | Mali | 46.2 | 1.1% |
| 205th | Nigeria | 45.8 | 0.0% |
| 206th | Burundi | 45.7 | 6.7% |
| 207th | Timor-Leste | 44.8 | 24.3% |
| 208th | Afghanistan | 44.5 | 2.9% |
| 209th | Mozambique | 43.9 | 0.5% |
| 210th | Liberia | 43.9 | -0.5% |
| 211th | Sierra Leone | 43.7 | -0.1% |
| 212th | Malawi | 43.5 | -0.1% |
| 213th | Angola | 41.7 | 0.5% |
| 214th | Niger | 41.2 | 1.0% |
| 215th | South Sudan | 28.2 | 156.8% |
FAQ
What was Australia's life expectancy in 1989?▾
Australia's life expectancy in 1989 was 76.7. This ranked 14th globally.
How did Australia's life expectancy change in 1989?▾
Australia's life expectancy increased by 0.4% in 1989 compared to 1988.
Which country had the highest life expectancy in 1989?▾
Monaco had the highest life expectancy in 1989 at 79.4.
What is the life expectancy of Australia in 1989?▾
The life expectancy of Australia in 1989 was 76.7. This ranked 14th globally.
How does 1989 compare to 1988 for Australia's life expectancy?▾
Australia's life expectancy went from 76.4 in 1988 to 76.7 in 1989, a 0.4% increase.
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