Japan vs Singapore: Healthy life expectancy
Japan
73.4 Years
in 2021
Singapore
73.65 Years
in 2021
Japan rank
2nd
Singapore rank
1st
Healthy life expectancy over time
- Japan
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 73.65 Years against 73.4 Years in Japan, a difference of 0.25 Years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 2nd and Singapore ranks 1st of 185 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.73 Years | 70.72 Years | 1.01 Years | Japan |
| 2010s | 72.94 Years | 72.89 Years | 0.0525 Years | Japan |
| 2020s | 73.52 Years | 73.72 Years | 0.2077 Years | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher healthy life expectancy, Japan or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 73.65 Years against 73.4 Years in Japan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in healthy life expectancy between Japan and Singapore?
- 0.25 Years, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Singapore?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Japan and Singapore rank globally for healthy life expectancy?
- Japan ranks 2nd and Singapore ranks 1st of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Healthy life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated average number of years lived free from disability or disease burden. This is based on period life expectancy, after adjusting for the number of years lived in less than "full health" due to disease and/or injury.