Australia vs Japan: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60
Australia
19.1
in 2021
Japan
20.36
in 2021
Australia rank
4th
Japan rank
1st
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 over time
- Australia
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 20.36 against 19.1 in Australia, a difference of 1.26.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 4th and Japan ranks 1st of 184 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.82 | 19.31 | 1.5 | Japan |
| 2010s | 18.67 | 20.04 | 1.37 | Japan |
| 2020s | 19.17 | 20.44 | 1.27 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60, Australia or Japan?
- Japan, at 20.36 against 19.1 in Australia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 between Australia and Japan?
- 1.26, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Australia and Japan rank globally for healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60?
- Australia ranks 4th and Japan ranks 1st of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.