Life expectancy in Australia was just below 35 in the year 1870, and over the course of the next 150 years, it is expected to have increased to 83.2 by the year 2020. Although life expectancy has generally increased throughout Australia's history, there were several times where the rate deviated from its previous trajectory. the most noticeable changes were between 1890 and 1920. This period included Australia's Independence movement, the implementation of the 'White Australia' policy, the First World War and Spanish Flu epidemic, all of which impacted the demographics of Australia.
Life expectancy (from birth) in Australia, from 1870 to 2020*
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UN DESA, & Gapminder. (June 17, 2019). Life expectancy (from birth) in Australia, from 1870 to 2020* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041176/life-expectancy-australia-all-time/
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UN DESA, Gapminder. (2019). Life expectancy (from birth) in Australia, from 1870 to 2020*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041176/life-expectancy-australia-all-time/
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