Brazil vs Japan: Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth
Brazil
6.22
in 2023
Japan
6.05
in 2023
Brazil rank
64th
Japan rank
66th
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth over time
- Brazil
- Japan
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 6.22 against 6.05 in Japan, a difference of 0.17.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 64th and Japan ranks 66th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.6 | 3.96 | 0.6361 | Brazil |
| 1960s | 4.68 | 5.11 | 0.4287 | Japan |
| 1970s | 4.74 | 5.26 | 0.517 | Japan |
| 1980s | 4.87 | 5.62 | 0.7488 | Japan |
| 1990s | 6.22 | 6.34 | 0.1127 | Japan |
| 2000s | 6.78 | 6.84 | 0.0569 | Japan |
| 2010s | 6.74 | 6.31 | 0.4347 | Brazil |
| 2020s | 6.31 | 6.08 | 0.2295 | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher difference in female and male life expectancy at birth, Brazil or Japan?
- Brazil, at 6.22 against 6.05 in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in difference in female and male life expectancy at birth between Brazil and Japan?
- 0.17, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Japan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Japan rank globally for difference in female and male life expectancy at birth?
- Brazil ranks 64th and Japan ranks 66th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.