Japan vs Late-demographic dividend: Life expectancy at birth, total

Japan
84.04 years
in 2024
Late-demographic dividend
77.23 years
in 2024
Japan rank
10th
Late-demographic dividend rank
7th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Japan
  • Late-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 84.04 years against 77.23 years in Late-demographic dividend, a difference of 6.81 years.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Late-demographic dividend's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 10th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 7th of 217 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Late-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1960s 70.07 years 54.54 years 15.53 years Japan
1970s 74.07 years 61.7 years 12.37 years Japan
1980s 77.46 years 66.5 years 10.96 years Japan
1990s 79.71 years 69.54 years 10.17 years Japan
2000s 82.03 years 72.82 years 9.2 years Japan
2010s 83.59 years 75.9 years 7.69 years Japan
2020s 84.22 years 76.86 years 7.35 years Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Japan or Late-demographic dividend?
Japan, at 84.04 years against 77.23 years in Late-demographic dividend as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Japan and Late-demographic dividend?
6.81 years, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Late-demographic dividend?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Japan and Late-demographic dividend rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Japan ranks 10th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 7th 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
265 places, 17,191 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.