Euro area vs Japan: Life expectancy at birth, female

Euro area
84.75 years
in 2024
Japan
87.13 years
in 2024
Euro area rank
1st
Japan rank
4th

Life expectancy at birth, female over time

  • Euro area
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 87.13 years against 84.75 years in Euro area, a difference of 2.38 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Euro area ahead.

Euro area ranks 1st and Japan ranks 4th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Euro area averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 73.19 years 72.7 years 0.4929 years Euro area
1970s 75.51 years 76.79 years 1.29 years Japan
1980s 78.13 years 80.34 years 2.21 years Japan
1990s 80.26 years 83 years 2.74 years Japan
2000s 82.33 years 85.55 years 3.22 years Japan
2010s 84.26 years 86.82 years 2.56 years Japan
2020s 84.33 years 87.33 years 3 years Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Euro area or Japan?
Japan, at 87.13 years against 84.75 years in Euro area as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Euro area and Japan?
2.38 years, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Japan?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Euro area and Japan rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
Euro area ranks 1st and Japan ranks 4th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.