Japan vs South Korea: Life expectancy at birth, female
Japan
87.13 years
in 2024
South Korea
86.6 years
in 2024
Japan rank
4th
South Korea rank
6th
Life expectancy at birth, female over time
- Japan
- South Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports 87.13 years against 86.6 years in South Korea, a difference of 0.53 years.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 4th and South Korea ranks 6th of 217 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.7 years | 59.98 years | 12.72 years | Japan |
| 1970s | 76.79 years | 67.93 years | 8.86 years | Japan |
| 1980s | 80.34 years | 72.87 years | 7.47 years | Japan |
| 1990s | 83 years | 77.72 years | 5.28 years | Japan |
| 2000s | 85.55 years | 81.47 years | 4.08 years | Japan |
| 2010s | 86.82 years | 84.97 years | 1.85 years | Japan |
| 2020s | 87.33 years | 86.34 years | 0.988 years | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Japan or South Korea?
- Japan, at 87.13 years against 86.6 years in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Japan and South Korea?
- 0.53 years, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Japan ranks 4th and South Korea ranks 6th of 217 countries.
- 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.