Brazil vs Japan: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Brazil
6.05 years
in 2023
Japan
6.05 years
in 2023
Brazil rank
59th
Japan rank
60th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Brazil
- Japan
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 6.05 years against 6.05 years in Japan, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 59th and Japan ranks 60th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.48 years | 3.67 years | 0.1936 years | Japan |
| 1960s | 3.48 years | 4.7 years | 1.22 years | Japan |
| 1970s | 3.63 years | 4.99 years | 1.37 years | Japan |
| 1980s | 3.98 years | 5.49 years | 1.51 years | Japan |
| 1990s | 5.55 years | 6.26 years | 0.7088 years | Japan |
| 2000s | 6.42 years | 6.8 years | 0.3826 years | Japan |
| 2010s | 6.52 years | 6.29 years | 0.2288 years | Brazil |
| 2020s | 6.14 years | 6.07 years | 0.0666 years | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Brazil or Japan?
- Brazil, at 6.05 years against 6.05 years in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Brazil and Japan?
- 0 years, 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 sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Brazil ranks 59th and Japan ranks 60th 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 at different ages. 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.