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
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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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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,191 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.