The table compares changes in the number of birth and death among Australians over a period spaning from 1960 to 2000, as well as the highest age of men and women. Overall, while birth rate were initially predominant, there was a significant shift towards death rate over these four decades. It is also clear that the maximum age of both males and females steadily increased, though the age gap remained consistent.
In 1960, the birth rate was predominant with borning 40.000 children – fivefold higher compared to death rate. This trend continued till the year 1980, with the number of birth and death rising significantly : the former increased by 10.000, while there was a double growth in the latter over the two decades, remaining a huge disparity between these figures. By 1990, the birth rate decreased sharply to 32.000, whereas the reverse was true for death rate – being narrowed initial gap by growth to 28.000. Death rate had surpassed its opponent, with 40,000 people’s death compared to 36,000 birth rate in Australia.
As for the maximum age of two genders, the female lived up to 67 years, while the highest age of male was a slightly lower, being 65-year-old. By 1970, females’ life expectancy was 69 years, while there was a similar upward trend in the age of males, albeit at much lower rate, reaching 67 years. The most significant increase experienced between 1980 and 1990, with the rising to 72 for women and 70 for men. The maximum age of females and males increased gradually for the rest of the given period, reaching 76 and 75 respectively.