High income vs Japan: Life expectancy at birth, female

High income
83.24 years
in 2024
Japan
87.13 years
in 2024
High income rank
4th
Japan rank
4th

Life expectancy at birth, female over time

  • High income
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 87.13 years against 83.24 years in High income, a difference of 3.89 years.

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

High income ranks 4th and Japan ranks 4th of 47 groups.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 72.57 years 72.7 years 0.1347 years Japan
1970s 74.95 years 76.79 years 1.84 years Japan
1980s 77.13 years 80.34 years 3.21 years Japan
1990s 78.66 years 83 years 4.33 years Japan
2000s 80.5 years 85.55 years 5.05 years Japan
2010s 82.48 years 86.82 years 4.34 years Japan
2020s 82.55 years 87.33 years 4.78 years Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, High income or Japan?
Japan, at 87.13 years against 83.24 years in High income as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between High income and Japan?
3.89 years, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Japan?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do High income and Japan rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
High income ranks 4th 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.