Japan vs Norway: Male life expectancy at birth
Japan
81.69 years
in 2023
Norway
81.75 years
in 2023
Japan rank
11th
Norway rank
10th
Male life expectancy at birth over time
- Japan
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 81.75 years against 81.69 years in Japan, a difference of 0.06 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Norway ahead.
Japan ranks 11th and Norway ranks 10th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Norway in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 62.23 years | 71.13 years | 8.9 years | Norway |
| 1960s | 67.54 years | 71.13 years | 3.59 years | Norway |
| 1970s | 71.49 years | 71.7 years | 0.2114 years | Norway |
| 1980s | 74.77 years | 72.8 years | 1.96 years | Japan |
| 1990s | 76.62 years | 74.75 years | 1.86 years | Japan |
| 2000s | 78.61 years | 77.41 years | 1.21 years | Japan |
| 2010s | 80.47 years | 80.1 years | 0.3715 years | Japan |
| 2020s | 81.46 years | 81.44 years | 0.0202 years | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher male life expectancy at birth, Japan or Norway?
- Norway, at 81.75 years against 81.69 years in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in male life expectancy at birth between Japan and Norway?
- 0.06 years, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Norway?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Norway rank globally for male life expectancy at birth?
- Japan ranks 11th and Norway ranks 10th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Male life expectancy at birth. 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.