East Asia & Pacific vs Japan: Survival to age 65, female

East Asia & Pacific
87.9%
in 2024
Japan
94.9%
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific rank
10th
Japan rank
8th

Survival to age 65, female over time

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 94.9% against 87.9% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 7.0%.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times East Asia & Pacific's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 10th and Japan ranks 8th of 47 groups.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 52.0% 79.3% 27.3% Japan
1970s 64.8% 85.8% 21.0% Japan
1980s 73.5% 90.0% 16.5% Japan
1990s 79.0% 91.8% 12.8% Japan
2000s 83.4% 93.1% 9.7% Japan
2010s 86.6% 94.0% 7.4% Japan
2020s 87.5% 94.6% 7.1% Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher survival to age 65, female, East Asia & Pacific or Japan?
Japan, at 94.9% against 87.9% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2024.
What is the difference in survival to age 65, female between East Asia & Pacific and Japan?
7.0%, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Japan?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Japan rank globally for survival to age 65, female?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 10th and Japan ranks 8th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort)
Unit
% of cohort
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,290 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to age specific mortality rates of the specified year.