Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Japan: Survival to age 65, male

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
73.9%
in 2024
Japan
90.1%
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
22nd
Japan rank
19th

Survival to age 65, male over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 90.1% against 73.9% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 16.2%.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

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

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 22nd and Japan ranks 19th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 56.2% 68.8% 12.6% Japan
1970s 57.2% 76.2% 19.0% Japan
1980s 59.7% 81.1% 21.3% Japan
1990s 58.5% 83.4% 24.9% Japan
2000s 61.9% 85.8% 23.9% Japan
2010s 69.8% 88.4% 18.6% Japan
2020s 71.9% 89.8% 17.9% Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher survival to age 65, male, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Japan?
Japan, at 90.1% against 73.9% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in survival to age 65, male between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Japan?
16.2%, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Japan?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Japan rank globally for survival to age 65, male?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 22nd and Japan ranks 19th 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, male (% 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, male (% 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.