Japan vs Korea: Life expectancy at different ages
Japan
84.71
in 2023
Korea
84.33
in 2023
Japan rank
4th
Korea rank
5th
Life expectancy at different ages over time
- Japan
- Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports 84.71 against 84.33 in Korea, a difference of 0.38.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 4th and Korea ranks 5th of 229 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 64.23 | 42.69 | 21.54 | Japan |
| 1960s | 70.1 | 56.79 | 13.31 | Japan |
| 1970s | 74.16 | 64.14 | 10.02 | Japan |
| 1980s | 77.66 | 68.15 | 9.51 | Japan |
| 1990s | 79.87 | 73.28 | 6.59 | Japan |
| 2000s | 82.1 | 78.33 | 3.77 | Japan |
| 2010s | 83.66 | 82.32 | 1.35 | Japan |
| 2020s | 84.5 | 83.65 | 0.851 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at different ages, Japan or Korea?
- Japan, at 84.71 against 84.33 in Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at different ages between Japan and Korea?
- 0.38, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Korea rank globally for life expectancy at different ages?
- Japan ranks 4th and Korea ranks 5th of 229 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.