Australia vs Japan: Life expectancy at birth, male
Australia
81.1 years
in 2024
Japan
81.09 years
in 2024
Australia rank
20th
Japan rank
22nd
Life expectancy at birth, male over time
- Australia
- Japan
How they compare
Australia currently reports 81.1 years against 81.09 years in Japan, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 20th and Japan ranks 22nd of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.73 years | 67.57 years | 0.1636 years | Australia |
| 1970s | 69.07 years | 71.48 years | 2.42 years | Japan |
| 1980s | 72.26 years | 74.72 years | 2.46 years | Japan |
| 1990s | 75.08 years | 76.58 years | 1.5 years | Japan |
| 2000s | 78.16 years | 78.67 years | 0.514 years | Japan |
| 2010s | 80.24 years | 80.51 years | 0.272 years | Japan |
| 2020s | 81.18 years | 81.25 years | 0.072 years | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Australia or Japan?
- Australia, at 81.1 years against 81.09 years in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Australia and Japan?
- 0.01 years, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Japan rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Australia ranks 20th and Japan ranks 22nd of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.