Japan vs Taiwan: Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth
Japan
6.05
in 2023
Taiwan
5.98
in 2023
Japan rank
66th
Taiwan rank
69th
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth over time
- Japan
- Taiwan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 6.05 against 5.98 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.07.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Taiwan ahead.
Japan ranks 66th and Taiwan ranks 69th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Taiwan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.96 | 4.64 | 0.6798 | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 5.11 | 4.88 | 0.2296 | Japan |
| 1970s | 5.26 | 4.93 | 0.3246 | Japan |
| 1980s | 5.62 | 5.02 | 0.5927 | Japan |
| 1990s | 6.34 | 5.7 | 0.6378 | Japan |
| 2000s | 6.84 | 6.33 | 0.5031 | Japan |
| 2010s | 6.31 | 6.67 | 0.3654 | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 6.08 | 6.3 | 0.2217 | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher difference in female and male life expectancy at birth, Japan or Taiwan?
- Japan, at 6.05 against 5.98 in Taiwan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in difference in female and male life expectancy at birth between Japan and Taiwan?
- 0.07, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Taiwan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Taiwan rank globally for difference in female and male life expectancy at birth?
- Japan ranks 66th and Taiwan ranks 69th 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.