Japan vs Taiwan, China: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Japan
6.05 years
in 2023
Taiwan, China
5.96 years
in 2023
Japan rank
60th
Taiwan, China rank
61st
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Japan
- Taiwan, China
How they compare
Japan currently reports 6.05 years against 5.96 years in Taiwan, China, a difference of 0.09 years.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Taiwan, China ahead.
Japan ranks 60th and Taiwan, China ranks 61st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Taiwan, China in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Taiwan, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.67 years | 5.05 years | 1.37 years | Taiwan, China |
| 1960s | 4.7 years | 4.9 years | 0.1929 years | Taiwan, China |
| 1970s | 4.99 years | 4.75 years | 0.2457 years | Japan |
| 1980s | 5.49 years | 4.85 years | 0.6371 years | Japan |
| 1990s | 6.26 years | 5.6 years | 0.6619 years | Japan |
| 2000s | 6.8 years | 6.28 years | 0.519 years | Japan |
| 2010s | 6.29 years | 6.63 years | 0.3386 years | Taiwan, China |
| 2020s | 6.07 years | 6.28 years | 0.2079 years | Taiwan, China |
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 Taiwan, China?
- Japan, at 6.05 years against 5.96 years in Taiwan, China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Japan and Taiwan, China?
- 0.09 years, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Taiwan, China?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Taiwan, China rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Japan ranks 60th and Taiwan, China ranks 61st 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.