Australia ranks high in life expectancy rates. Only three other countries – Iceland, Japan and Hong Kong – have higher life expectancy rates for men. However, Australian men don’t live as long as Australian women.
On average, Australian men can expect to live 79 years, compared to women who can expect to live 84 years.
Certain male population groups in Australia have a lower life expectancy than 79 years, including:

- Australian Aborigine and Torres Strait Islander men
- Migrant men
- Men who live in rural and remote areas of Australia
- Socially disadvantaged men
- Men with disabilities
- Men who are in prison
- Non-heterosexual men, including gay, bisexual and transgender males
- Intersex people.

According to data collected by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in 2016, the leading causes of death for Australian men include, in order from first to last:

- Ischaemic heart disease
- Trachea and lung cancer
- Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease
- Cerebrovascular diseases
- Chronic lower respiratory diseases
- Prostate cancer
- Colon and rectum cancer
- Diabetes
- Blood and lymph cancer, including leukaemia
- Suicide.

It is important that men of all ages have regular health check to either prevent future problems, or manage existing issues.