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
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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About this data
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.