Japan vs World: Survival to age 65, male
Japan
90.1%
in 2024
World
74.0%
in 2024
Japan rank
19th
World rank
21st
Survival to age 65, male over time
- Japan
- World
How they compare
Japan currently reports 90.1% against 74.0% in World, a difference of 16.1%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times World's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 19th and World ranks 21st of 218 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.8% | 47.4% | 21.4% | Japan |
| 1970s | 76.2% | 53.8% | 22.4% | Japan |
| 1980s | 81.1% | 59.5% | 21.6% | Japan |
| 1990s | 83.4% | 63.3% | 20.1% | Japan |
| 2000s | 85.8% | 67.5% | 18.3% | Japan |
| 2010s | 88.4% | 71.5% | 16.9% | Japan |
| 2020s | 89.8% | 72.3% | 17.5% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher survival to age 65, male, Japan or World?
- Japan, at 90.1% against 74.0% in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in survival to age 65, male between Japan and World?
- 16.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and World?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Japan and World rank globally for survival to age 65, male?
- Japan ranks 19th and World ranks 21st 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, male (% 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.