Japan vs Mozambique: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Japan
6.05 years
in 2023
Mozambique
5.95 years
in 2023
Japan rank
60th
Mozambique rank
62nd
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Japan
- Mozambique
How they compare
Japan currently reports 6.05 years against 5.95 years in Mozambique, a difference of 0.1 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 60th and Mozambique ranks 62nd of 236 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.67 years | 2.34 years | 1.34 years | Japan |
| 1960s | 4.7 years | 2.49 years | 2.21 years | Japan |
| 1970s | 4.99 years | 1.49 years | 3.51 years | Japan |
| 1980s | 5.49 years | 4.89 years | 0.5981 years | Japan |
| 1990s | 6.26 years | 2.35 years | 3.91 years | Japan |
| 2000s | 6.8 years | 2.24 years | 4.56 years | Japan |
| 2010s | 6.29 years | 3.78 years | 2.51 years | Japan |
| 2020s | 6.07 years | 5.83 years | 0.2426 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, Japan or Mozambique?
- Japan, at 6.05 years against 5.95 years in Mozambique as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Japan and Mozambique?
- 0.1 years, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Mozambique?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Mozambique rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Japan ranks 60th and Mozambique ranks 62nd 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.