Japan vs Mozambique: Difference in male and female life expectancy

Japan
6.05
in 2023
Mozambique
5.95
in 2023
Japan rank
60th
Mozambique rank
62nd

Difference in male and female life expectancy over time

  • Japan
  • Mozambique
0246810194719852023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 6.05 against 5.95 in Mozambique, a difference of 0.1.

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 2.34 1.34 Japan
1960s 4.7 2.49 2.21 Japan
1970s 4.99 1.49 3.51 Japan
1980s 5.49 4.89 0.5981 Japan
1990s 6.26 2.35 3.91 Japan
2000s 6.8 2.24 4.56 Japan
2010s 6.29 3.78 2.51 Japan
2020s 6.07 5.83 0.2426 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in male and female life expectancy, Japan or Mozambique?
Japan, at 6.05 against 5.95 in Mozambique as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in male and female life expectancy between Japan and Mozambique?
0.1, 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 difference in male and female life expectancy?
Japan ranks 60th and Mozambique ranks 62nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Difference in male and female life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Difference in male and female life expectancy
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed