Japan vs Republic of Korea: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Japan
6.05 years
in 2023
Republic of Korea
5.93 years
in 2023
Japan rank
60th
Republic of Korea rank
63rd
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Japan
- Republic of Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports 6.05 years against 5.93 years in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.12 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Republic of Korea ahead.
Japan ranks 60th and Republic of Korea ranks 63rd of 236 countries.
Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Republic of Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.67 years | 10.91 years | 7.24 years | Republic of Korea |
| 1960s | 4.7 years | 6.13 years | 1.42 years | Republic of Korea |
| 1970s | 4.99 years | 8.36 years | 3.37 years | Republic of Korea |
| 1980s | 5.49 years | 9.12 years | 3.64 years | Republic of Korea |
| 1990s | 6.26 years | 8.19 years | 1.93 years | Republic of Korea |
| 2000s | 6.8 years | 7.29 years | 0.4948 years | Republic of Korea |
| 2010s | 6.29 years | 6.77 years | 0.4799 years | Republic of Korea |
| 2020s | 6.07 years | 6.23 years | 0.1616 years | Republic of Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Japan or Republic of Korea?
- Japan, at 6.05 years against 5.93 years in Republic of Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Japan and Republic of Korea?
- 0.12 years, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Republic of Korea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Republic of Korea rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Japan ranks 60th and Republic of Korea 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 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.