Japan vs Qatar: Life expectancy at birth, by sex
Japan
81.69 years
in 2023
Qatar
81.61 years
in 2023
Japan rank
11th
Qatar rank
12th
Life expectancy at birth, by sex over time
- Japan
- Qatar
How they compare
Japan currently reports 81.69 years against 81.61 years in Qatar, a difference of 0.08 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 11th and Qatar ranks 12th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 7 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 62.23 years | 51.67 years | 10.57 years | Japan |
| 1960s | 67.54 years | 59.35 years | 8.19 years | Japan |
| 1970s | 71.49 years | 66.11 years | 5.39 years | Japan |
| 1980s | 74.77 years | 70.78 years | 3.99 years | Japan |
| 1990s | 76.62 years | 73.72 years | 2.9 years | Japan |
| 2000s | 78.61 years | 76.18 years | 2.43 years | Japan |
| 2010s | 80.47 years | 80.72 years | 0.2463 years | Qatar |
| 2020s | 81.46 years | 80.65 years | 0.81 years | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, by sex, Japan or Qatar?
- Japan, at 81.69 years against 81.61 years in Qatar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, by sex between Japan and Qatar?
- 0.08 years, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Qatar?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Qatar rank globally for life expectancy at birth, by sex?
- Japan ranks 11th and Qatar ranks 12th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at birth, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.