Japan vs Mozambique: Sex gap in life expectancy
Japan
6.05 years
in 2023
Mozambique
6.24 years
in 2023
Japan rank
66th
Mozambique rank
63rd
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Japan
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 6.24 years against 6.05 years in Japan, a difference of 0.19 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 66th and Mozambique ranks 63rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 7 and Mozambique in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.96 years | 2.9 years | 1.06 years | Japan |
| 1960s | 5.11 years | 2.95 years | 2.17 years | Japan |
| 1970s | 5.26 years | 2.2 years | 3.06 years | Japan |
| 1980s | 5.62 years | 4.39 years | 1.23 years | Japan |
| 1990s | 6.34 years | 2.68 years | 3.66 years | Japan |
| 2000s | 6.84 years | 2.61 years | 4.23 years | Japan |
| 2010s | 6.31 years | 4.09 years | 2.22 years | Japan |
| 2020s | 6.08 years | 6.08 years | 0.0025 years | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Japan or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 6.24 years against 6.05 years in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Japan and Mozambique?
- 0.19 years, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Mozambique?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Mozambique rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Japan ranks 66th and Mozambique ranks 63rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy. 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.