European Union vs Japan: Life expectancy at birth, female
European Union
84.22 years
in 2024
Japan
87.13 years
in 2024
European Union rank
2nd
Japan rank
4th
Life expectancy at birth, female over time
- European Union
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 87.13 years against 84.22 years in European Union, a difference of 2.91 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was European Union ahead.
European Union ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 4th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, European Union averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | European Union | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.91 years | 72.7 years | 0.2059 years | European Union |
| 1970s | 75.13 years | 76.79 years | 1.67 years | Japan |
| 1980s | 77.37 years | 80.34 years | 2.97 years | Japan |
| 1990s | 79.3 years | 83 years | 3.7 years | Japan |
| 2000s | 81.5 years | 85.55 years | 4.05 years | Japan |
| 2010s | 83.56 years | 86.82 years | 3.26 years | Japan |
| 2020s | 83.66 years | 87.33 years | 3.67 years | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, European Union or Japan?
- Japan, at 87.13 years against 84.22 years in European Union as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between European Union and Japan?
- 2.91 years, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Japan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do European Union and Japan rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
- European Union ranks 2nd 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.