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