Japan vs Sri Lanka: Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45
Japan
5.74
in 2023
Sri Lanka
5.7
in 2023
Japan rank
41st
Sri Lanka rank
42nd
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 over time
- Japan
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Japan currently reports 5.74 against 5.7 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.04.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 41st and Sri Lanka ranks 42nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 7 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.34 | 2.4 | 0.9372 | Japan |
| 1960s | 3.94 | 2.43 | 1.51 | Japan |
| 1970s | 4.2 | 2.66 | 1.53 | Japan |
| 1980s | 4.84 | 4.51 | 0.3332 | Japan |
| 1990s | 5.7 | 6.4 | 0.6996 | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 6.29 | 6.24 | 0.0454 | Japan |
| 2010s | 5.89 | 5.78 | 0.1109 | Japan |
| 2020s | 5.76 | 5.71 | 0.0487 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45, Japan or Sri Lanka?
- Japan, at 5.74 against 5.7 in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 between Japan and Sri Lanka?
- 0.04, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sri Lanka?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Sri Lanka rank globally for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45?
- Japan ranks 41st and Sri Lanka ranks 42nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.