Japan vs Tonga: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
Japan
5.74 years
in 2023
Tonga
5.7 years
in 2023
Japan rank
41st
Tonga rank
43rd
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time
- Japan
- Tonga
How they compare
Japan currently reports 5.74 years against 5.7 years in Tonga, a difference of 0.04 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tonga ahead.
Japan ranks 41st and Tonga ranks 43rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Tonga in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.34 years | 3.22 years | 0.1237 years | Japan |
| 1960s | 3.94 years | 3.41 years | 0.5301 years | Japan |
| 1970s | 4.2 years | 4.3 years | 0.1031 years | Tonga |
| 1980s | 4.84 years | 5.2 years | 0.3567 years | Tonga |
| 1990s | 5.7 years | 5.83 years | 0.1309 years | Tonga |
| 2000s | 6.29 years | 5.87 years | 0.413 years | Japan |
| 2010s | 5.89 years | 5.77 years | 0.1252 years | Japan |
| 2020s | 5.76 years | 5.7 years | 0.057 years | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Japan or Tonga?
- Japan, at 5.74 years against 5.7 years in Tonga as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Japan and Tonga?
- 0.04 years, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Tonga?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Tonga rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Japan ranks 41st and Tonga ranks 43rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.