Hong Kong vs Japan: Survival to age 65, female
Hong Kong
94.8%
in 2024
Japan
94.9%
in 2024
Hong Kong rank
9th
Japan rank
8th
Survival to age 65, female over time
- Hong Kong
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 94.9% against 94.8% in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 9th and Japan ranks 8th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.5% | 79.3% | 1.9% | Japan |
| 1970s | 82.8% | 85.8% | 3.0% | Japan |
| 1980s | 87.4% | 90.0% | 2.5% | Japan |
| 1990s | 91.0% | 91.8% | 0.8% | Japan |
| 2000s | 93.3% | 93.1% | 0.2% | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 94.2% | 94.0% | 0.2% | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 94.5% | 94.6% | 0.1% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher survival to age 65, female, Hong Kong or Japan?
- Japan, at 94.9% against 94.8% in Hong Kong as of 2024.
- What is the difference in survival to age 65, female between Hong Kong and Japan?
- 0.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Japan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Hong Kong and Japan rank globally for survival to age 65, female?
- Hong Kong ranks 9th and Japan ranks 8th of 218 countries.
- 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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About this data
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.