Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Japan or Taiwan, China?

Japan, at 6.05 years against 5.98 years in Taiwan, China as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Taiwan, China?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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.

Japan vs Taiwan, China: Sex gap in life expectancy

Japan

6.05 years

in 2023

Taiwan, China

5.98 years

in 2023

Japan rank

66th

Taiwan, China rank

69th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

Japan
Taiwan, China

How they compare

Japan currently reports 6.05 years against 5.98 years in Taiwan, China, a difference of 0.07 years.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Taiwan, China ahead.

Japan ranks 66th and Taiwan, China ranks 69th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Taiwan, China in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Taiwan, China	Difference	Ahead
1950s	3.96 years	4.64 years	0.6798 years	Taiwan, China
1960s	5.11 years	4.88 years	0.2296 years	Japan
1970s	5.26 years	4.93 years	0.3246 years	Japan
1980s	5.62 years	5.02 years	0.5927 years	Japan
1990s	6.34 years	5.7 years	0.6378 years	Japan
2000s	6.84 years	6.33 years	0.5031 years	Japan
2010s	6.31 years	6.67 years	0.3654 years	Taiwan, China
2020s	6.08 years	6.3 years	0.2217 years	Taiwan, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Japan or Taiwan, China?: Japan, at 6.05 years against 5.98 years in Taiwan, China as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Japan and Taiwan, China?: 0.07 years, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Taiwan, China?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Japan and Taiwan, China rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?: Japan ranks 66th and Taiwan, China ranks 69th 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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Indicator: Sex gap in life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.