Life Expectancy at Birth

Life expectancy at birth (years) | Country | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | Australia | 79.75 | 79.87 | 80 | 80.13 | 80.26 | 80.39 | 80.5 | 80.62 | 81.53 | 81.63 | 81.72 | 81.81 | 81.9 | | Definition of Life expectancy at birth: This entry contains the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. The entry includes total population as well as the male and female components. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures. |

Water supply and sanitation in Australia
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Jump to: navigation, search Australia: Water and Sanitation | | Data | Water coverage (broad definition) | 100% | | Sanitation coverage (broad definition) | 100% | | Continuity of supply (%) | Mostly continuous | | Average residential water use (l/p/d) | 191 liter/person/day<(2007) [1] | | Average domestic water and sewer bill | A$60/month or US$46/month[2] | | Share of household metering | n/a | | Annual investment in WSS | A$2 bn/US$1.74 bn (2007–08) or US$81/capita[3] | | Share of self-financing by utilities | High | | Share of tax-financing | Low | | Share of external financing | None | | Institutions | Decentralisation to municipalities | In some states (primarily in Queensland and Tasmania) | | National water and sanitation company | State water and sanitation companies | | Water and sanitation regulator | No | | Responsibility for policy setting | Share between states/territories and the Commonwealth (national government) | | Sector law | No | | Number of urban service providers | > 33 | | Number of