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Definition
The average number of years a person could expect to live if they experienced the age/sex specific death rates that applied at their birth throughout their lifetime.
Indicator Summary
Life expectancy for total population is calculated for a rolling 3-year period and reported annually.
Life expectancy for Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations is calculated for a rolling 3-year period and reported every 5 years.
Presented as:
2008–10—state and territory, by:
State and territory, by:
Calculation rules
- Description
Life expectancy for total population is calculated for a rolling 3-year period and reported annually.
Life expectancy for Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations is calculated for a rolling 3-year period and reported every 5 years.
Presented as:
- number of years
- confidence intervals/variability bands (Indigenous life expectancy only)
- difference between Indigenous and non-Indigenous life expectancies at birth.
2008–10—state and territory, by:
State and territory, by:
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- Data Element
- Person: Sex, Code N
References
The burden of disease and injury in Australia 2003 (AIHW, 2007): http://www.aihw.gov.au/publications/index.cfm/title/10317
This content Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Attribution provided as required under the AIHW CC-BY licence.
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