Japan vs Post-demographic dividend: Life expectancy at birth, female

Japan
87.13 years
in 2024
Post-demographic dividend
83.73 years
in 2024
Japan rank
4th
Post-demographic dividend rank
3rd

Life expectancy at birth, female over time

  • Japan
  • Post-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 87.13 years against 83.73 years in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 3.4 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Post-demographic dividend ahead.

Japan ranks 4th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 3rd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Post-demographic dividend in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Post-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1960s 72.7 years 72.95 years 0.2483 years Post-demographic dividend
1970s 76.79 years 75.49 years 1.3 years Japan
1980s 80.34 years 77.91 years 2.43 years Japan
1990s 83 years 79.64 years 3.36 years Japan
2000s 85.55 years 81.45 years 4.1 years Japan
2010s 86.82 years 83.17 years 3.65 years Japan
2020s 87.33 years 83.18 years 4.14 years Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Japan or Post-demographic dividend?
Japan, at 87.13 years against 83.73 years in Post-demographic dividend as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Japan and Post-demographic dividend?
3.4 years, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Post-demographic dividend?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Japan and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
Japan ranks 4th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 3rd 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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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.