Australia vs Japan: Life expectancy
Australia
84.32 years
in 2020
Japan
84.69 years
in 2020
Australia rank
3rd
Japan rank
2nd
Life expectancy over time
- Australia
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 84.69 years against 84.32 years in Australia, a difference of 0.37 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 2nd of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 9 and Japan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 48.05 years | 36.6 years | 11.45 years | Australia |
| 1880s | 49.02 years | 37.42 years | 11.6 years | Australia |
| 1890s | 51 years | 37.68 years | 13.32 years | Australia |
| 1900s | 54.98 years | 38.6 years | 16.38 years | Australia |
| 1910s | 58.98 years | 40.44 years | 18.55 years | Australia |
| 1920s | 63.12 years | 44.16 years | 18.97 years | Australia |
| 1930s | 65.59 years | 47.63 years | 17.97 years | Australia |
| 1950s | 69.58 years | 62.47 years | 7.11 years | Australia |
| 1960s | 70.84 years | 68.97 years | 1.87 years | Australia |
| 1970s | 71.72 years | 73.18 years | 1.47 years | Japan |
| 1980s | 75 years | 76.97 years | 1.97 years | Japan |
| 1990s | 77.65 years | 79.33 years | 1.67 years | Japan |
| 2000s | 80.37 years | 81.59 years | 1.22 years | Japan |
| 2010s | 82.36 years | 83.41 years | 1.05 years | Japan |
| 2020s | 84.32 years | 84.69 years | 0.364 years | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Australia or Japan?
- Japan, at 84.69 years against 84.32 years in Australia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Australia and Japan?
- 0.37 years, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Japan rank globally for life expectancy?
- Australia ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 2nd of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.