Japan vs North America: Life expectancy at birth, female
Japan
87.13 years
in 2024
North America
81.72 years
in 2024
Japan rank
4th
North America rank
7th
Life expectancy at birth, female over time
- Japan
- North America
How they compare
Japan currently reports 87.13 years against 81.72 years in North America, a difference of 5.41 years.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North America ahead.
Japan ranks 4th and North America ranks 7th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and North America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.7 years | 73.89 years | 1.19 years | North America |
| 1970s | 76.79 years | 76.27 years | 0.5177 years | Japan |
| 1980s | 80.34 years | 78.27 years | 2.07 years | Japan |
| 1990s | 83 years | 79.29 years | 3.71 years | Japan |
| 2000s | 85.55 years | 80.31 years | 5.24 years | Japan |
| 2010s | 86.82 years | 81.46 years | 5.37 years | Japan |
| 2020s | 87.33 years | 80.75 years | 6.58 years | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Japan or North America?
- Japan, at 87.13 years against 81.72 years in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Japan and North America?
- 5.41 years, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and North America?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Japan and North America rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Japan ranks 4th and North America ranks 7th of 218 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.