Survival to age 65, male in Japan
Japan: Survival to age 65, male was 90.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, male in Japan, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2024, survival to age 65, male in Japan stood at 90.1%. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, male in Japan peaked at 90.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 64.8%, in 1960.
That places Japan 19th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Survival to age 65, male in Japan, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 64.8% | — |
| 1961 | 66.0% | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 66.5% | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 68.0% | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 68.8% | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 69.0% | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 70.1% | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 71.0% | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 71.5% | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 71.9% | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 72.2% | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 73.7% | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 74.4% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 75.1% | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 76.0% | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 76.9% | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 77.5% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 78.2% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 78.8% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 79.4% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 79.5% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 80.0% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 80.5% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 80.3% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 80.7% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 81.3% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 81.6% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 82.0% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 82.1% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 82.6% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 82.6% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 82.8% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 82.7% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 82.9% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 83.4% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 83.3% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 83.9% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 84.3% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 84.1% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 84.2% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 84.7% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 85.1% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 85.4% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 85.4% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 85.7% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 85.7% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 86.1% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 86.4% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 86.6% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 86.8% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 87.0% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 86.9% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 87.7% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 88.1% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 88.4% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 88.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 89.0% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 89.3% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 89.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 89.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 89.7% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 89.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 89.6% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 90.0% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 90.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.8% | 64.8% | 71.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 76.2% | 72.2% | 79.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.1% | 79.5% | 82.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.4% | 82.6% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.8% | 84.7% | 86.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.4% | 86.9% | 89.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.8% | 89.6% | 90.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is survival to age 65, male in Japan?
- Survival to age 65, male in Japan was 90.1% in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest survival to age 65, male recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 90.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, male recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.8% in 1960.
- How does Japan rank for survival to age 65, male?
- Japan ranks 19th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, male rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.