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Japan vs South Africa: Life expectancy at birth, male (years)

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , Japan's Life expectancy at birth, male (years) was 81.09, compared to South Africa's 62.78. That makes Japan's value 29.2% higher than South Africa's.

Japan

Rank #22 of 217 globally

Japan trend
Latest (2024)
81.09
Year-over-year
+0.0%
10-year change
+0.7%
Peak
81.56 (2020)
Trough
78.56 (2005)

South Africa

Rank #189 of 217 globally

South Africa trend
Latest (2024)
62.78
Year-over-year
+0.3%
10-year change
+4.8%
Peak
62.78 (2024)
Trough
52.09 (2005)

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Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN), CC BY 4.0.