Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Japan
Japan: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 was 5.74 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5.74 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
41st
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.36 years
in 2003
All-time low
3.02 years
in 1951
Years of data
77
1947–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Japan, 1947–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Japan stood at 5.74 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Japan peaked at 6.36 years in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.02 years, in 1951.
Japan ranks 41st of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 77 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Japan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 3.44 years | — |
| 1948 | 3.09 years | -10.2% |
| 1949 | 3.11 years | +0.6% |
| 1950 | 3.04 years | -2.1% |
| 1951 | 3.02 years | -0.8% |
| 1952 | 3.05 years | +1.1% |
| 1953 | 3.08 years | +1.0% |
| 1954 | 3.43 years | +11.2% |
| 1955 | 3.42 years | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 3.43 years | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 3.6 years | +5.1% |
| 1958 | 3.64 years | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 3.68 years | +1.0% |
| 1960 | 3.74 years | +1.6% |
| 1961 | 3.71 years | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 3.83 years | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 3.89 years | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 3.92 years | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 3.99 years | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 4.02 years | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 4.02 years | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 4.09 years | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 4.22 years | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 4.15 years | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 4.17 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 4.2 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 4.11 years | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 4.06 years | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 4.11 years | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 4.18 years | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 4.24 years | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 4.31 years | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 4.44 years | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 4.51 years | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 4.53 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 4.64 years | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 4.76 years | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 4.86 years | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 4.89 years | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 4.97 years | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 5.05 years | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 5.04 years | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 5.16 years | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 5.24 years | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 5.37 years | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 5.5 years | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 5.56 years | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 5.64 years | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 5.73 years | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 5.85 years | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 5.93 years | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 6.09 years | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 6.1 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 6.23 years | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 6.23 years | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 6.29 years | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 6.36 years | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 6.32 years | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 6.35 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 6.26 years | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 6.26 years | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 6.26 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 6.31 years | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 6.22 years | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 6.04 years | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 6 years | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 5.92 years | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 5.86 years | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 5.83 years | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 5.8 years | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 5.81 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 5.73 years | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 5.73 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 5.79 years | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 5.77 years | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 5.73 years | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 5.74 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 3.21 years | 3.09 years | 3.44 years | 3 |
| 1950s | 3.34 years | 3.02 years | 3.68 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.94 years | 3.71 years | 4.22 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.2 years | 4.06 years | 4.44 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.84 years | 4.51 years | 5.16 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.7 years | 5.24 years | 6.1 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.29 years | 6.23 years | 6.36 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.89 years | 5.73 years | 6.22 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.76 years | 5.73 years | 5.79 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 38 Cook Islands 5.78 years compare
- 39 Montenegro 5.77 years compare
- 40 Martinique 5.76 years compare
- 42 Sri Lanka 5.7 years compare
- 43 Tonga 5.7 years compare
- 44 Tuvalu 5.68 years compare
More health data for Japan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.73 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2774 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,294 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 178 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 5.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0384 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 5.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0322 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Japan?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Japan was 5.74 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.36 years in 2003.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.02 years in 1951.
- How does Japan rank for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Japan ranks 41st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.