Dominica vs Japan: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Dominica
6.06 years
in 2023
Japan
6.05 years
in 2023
Dominica rank
57th
Japan rank
60th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Dominica
- Japan
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 6.06 years against 6.05 years in Japan, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Dominica ranks 57th and Japan ranks 60th of 236 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.11 years | 3.67 years | 1.56 years | Japan |
| 1960s | 2.54 years | 4.7 years | 2.16 years | Japan |
| 1970s | 3.86 years | 4.99 years | 1.14 years | Japan |
| 1980s | 4.41 years | 5.49 years | 1.08 years | Japan |
| 1990s | 5.63 years | 6.26 years | 0.6346 years | Japan |
| 2000s | 5.27 years | 6.8 years | 1.53 years | Japan |
| 2010s | 5.13 years | 6.29 years | 1.17 years | Japan |
| 2020s | 5.95 years | 6.07 years | 0.123 years | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Dominica or Japan?
- Dominica, at 6.06 years against 6.05 years in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Dominica and Japan?
- 0.01 years, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Japan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Dominica and Japan rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Dominica ranks 57th 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.