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
- 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
- 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.