Japan vs Korea: Life expectancy of women vs. men
Japan
87.74 years
in 2023
Korea
87.16 years
in 2023
Japan rank
3rd
Korea rank
4th
Life expectancy of women vs. men over time
- Japan
- Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports 87.74 years against 87.16 years in Korea, a difference of 0.58 years.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 3rd and Korea ranks 4th of 236 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 | 66.19 years | 47.59 years | 18.61 years | Japan |
| 1960s | 72.66 years | 59.98 years | 12.68 years | Japan |
| 1970s | 76.75 years | 68.6 years | 8.15 years | Japan |
| 1980s | 80.38 years | 72.95 years | 7.43 years | Japan |
| 1990s | 82.95 years | 77.46 years | 5.49 years | Japan |
| 2000s | 85.45 years | 81.94 years | 3.51 years | Japan |
| 2010s | 86.78 years | 85.58 years | 1.2 years | Japan |
| 2020s | 87.54 years | 86.66 years | 0.8765 years | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy of women vs. men, Japan or Korea?
- Japan, at 87.74 years against 87.16 years in Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy of women vs. men between Japan and Korea?
- 0.58 years, 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 of women vs. men?
- Japan ranks 3rd and Korea ranks 4th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy of women vs. men. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.