Australia vs Japan: Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65
Australia
90.0%
in 2024
Japan
90.1%
in 2024
Australia rank
21st
Japan rank
19th
Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 over time
- Australia
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 90.1% against 90.0% in Australia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 21st and Japan ranks 19th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.1% | 68.8% | 1.7% | Japan |
| 1970s | 70.0% | 76.2% | 6.2% | Japan |
| 1980s | 76.6% | 81.1% | 4.5% | Japan |
| 1990s | 82.2% | 83.4% | 1.2% | Japan |
| 2000s | 86.4% | 85.8% | 0.6% | Australia |
| 2010s | 88.3% | 88.4% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 2020s | 88.6% | 89.8% | 1.2% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of men expected to survive to the age of 65, Australia or Japan?
- Japan, at 90.1% against 90.0% in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 between Australia and Japan?
- 0.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Japan rank globally for share of men expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Australia ranks 21st and Japan ranks 19th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.