Japan vs Switzerland: Survival to age 65 of cohort
Japan
94.87
in 2024
Switzerland
94.6
in 2024
Japan rank
8th
Switzerland rank
11th
Survival to age 65 of cohort over time
- Japan
- Switzerland
How they compare
Japan currently reports 94.87 against 94.6 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.27.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.
Japan ranks 8th and Switzerland ranks 11th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 79.34 | 83.45 | 4.11 | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 85.76 | 86.69 | 0.9353 | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 89.97 | 89.07 | 0.9056 | Japan |
| 1990s | 91.8 | 90.58 | 1.22 | Japan |
| 2000s | 93.11 | 92.19 | 0.9164 | Japan |
| 2010s | 94.04 | 93.69 | 0.3536 | Japan |
| 2020s | 94.62 | 94.46 | 0.1564 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher survival to age 65 of cohort, Japan or Switzerland?
- Japan, at 94.87 against 94.6 in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in survival to age 65 of cohort between Japan and Switzerland?
- 0.27, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Switzerland?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Switzerland rank globally for survival to age 65 of cohort?
- Japan ranks 8th and Switzerland ranks 11th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Survival to age 65 of cohort. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.