French Polynesia vs Japan: Life expectancy at birth, total

French Polynesia
84.19 years
in 2024
Japan
84.04 years
in 2024
French Polynesia rank
7th
Japan rank
10th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • French Polynesia
  • Japan
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How they compare

French Polynesia currently reports 84.19 years against 84.04 years in Japan, a difference of 0.15 years.

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

French Polynesia ranks 7th and Japan ranks 10th of 217 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade French Polynesia Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 60.9 years 70.07 years 9.17 years Japan
1970s 64.24 years 74.07 years 9.84 years Japan
1980s 70.69 years 77.46 years 6.76 years Japan
1990s 76.06 years 79.71 years 3.65 years Japan
2000s 79.92 years 82.03 years 2.1 years Japan
2010s 82.22 years 83.59 years 1.37 years Japan
2020s 82.83 years 84.22 years 1.39 years Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, French Polynesia or Japan?
French Polynesia, at 84.19 years against 84.04 years in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between French Polynesia and Japan?
0.15 years, with French Polynesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Japan?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do French Polynesia and Japan rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
French Polynesia ranks 7th and Japan ranks 10th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (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, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,126 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.