Life expectancy at age 15 in Japan
Japan: Life expectancy at age 15 was 94.45 in 2100. ▲ Rising
Latest (2100)
94.45
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
3rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
94.45
in 2100
All-time low
61.85
in 1947
Years of data
154
1947–2100
Life expectancy at age 15 in Japan, 1947–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at age 15 in Japan is 94.45, measured in 2100. That is the highest value across all 154 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Japan peaked at 94.45 in 2100 and was at its lowest, 61.85, in 1947.
That places Japan 3rd out of 236 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 154 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 15 in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 61.85 | — |
| 1948 | 64.08 | +3.6% |
| 1949 | 65.07 | +1.5% |
| 1950 | 65.91 | +1.3% |
| 1951 | 67.41 | +2.3% |
| 1952 | 68.55 | +1.7% |
| 1953 | 68.63 | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 69.45 | +1.2% |
| 1955 | 70.06 | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 69.83 | -0.3% |
| 1957 | 69.54 | -0.4% |
| 1958 | 70.79 | +1.8% |
| 1959 | 71.01 | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 70.95 | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 71.36 | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 71.41 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 72.19 | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 72.43 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 72.33 | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 72.93 | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 73.23 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 73.38 | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 73.53 | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 73.55 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 74.29 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 74.66 | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 74.78 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 75.11 | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 75.53 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 75.87 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 76.39 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 76.67 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 77.12 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 77.05 | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 77.44 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 77.9 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 77.89 | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 78.26 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 78.5 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 78.89 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 79.28 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 79.18 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 79.59 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 79.61 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 79.86 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 79.91 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 80.04 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 80.42 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 80.27 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 80.89 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 81.09 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 81.16 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 81.08 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 81.63 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 81.93 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 82.21 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 82.26 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 82.51 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 82.39 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 82.74 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 82.9 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 82.98 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 83.3 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 83.25 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 83.05 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 83.49 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 83.7 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 83.95 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 84.17 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 84.34 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 84.46 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 84.56 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 84.69 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 84.92 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 84.8 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 84.3 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 84.96 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 85.1 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 85.24 | +0.2% |
| 2026 | 85.38 | +0.2% |
| 2027 | 85.52 | +0.2% |
| 2028 | 85.66 | +0.2% |
| 2029 | 85.81 | +0.2% |
| 2030 | 85.95 | +0.2% |
| 2031 | 86.09 | +0.2% |
| 2032 | 86.21 | +0.1% |
| 2033 | 86.35 | +0.2% |
| 2034 | 86.47 | +0.1% |
| 2035 | 86.61 | +0.2% |
| 2036 | 86.74 | +0.2% |
| 2037 | 86.88 | +0.2% |
| 2038 | 87.01 | +0.1% |
| 2039 | 87.14 | +0.1% |
| 2040 | 87.28 | +0.2% |
| 2041 | 87.4 | +0.1% |
| 2042 | 87.53 | +0.1% |
| 2043 | 87.65 | +0.1% |
| 2044 | 87.78 | +0.1% |
| 2045 | 87.91 | +0.1% |
| 2046 | 88.02 | +0.1% |
| 2047 | 88.17 | +0.2% |
| 2048 | 88.29 | +0.1% |
| 2049 | 88.42 | +0.1% |
| 2050 | 88.53 | +0.1% |
| 2051 | 88.66 | +0.1% |
| 2052 | 88.79 | +0.1% |
| 2053 | 88.9 | +0.1% |
| 2054 | 89.03 | +0.1% |
| 2055 | 89.16 | +0.1% |
| 2056 | 89.28 | +0.1% |
| 2057 | 89.4 | +0.1% |
| 2058 | 89.53 | +0.1% |
| 2059 | 89.65 | +0.1% |
| 2060 | 89.78 | +0.1% |
| 2061 | 89.89 | +0.1% |
| 2062 | 90 | +0.1% |
| 2063 | 90.13 | +0.1% |
| 2064 | 90.24 | +0.1% |
| 2065 | 90.37 | +0.1% |
| 2066 | 90.48 | +0.1% |
| 2067 | 90.6 | +0.1% |
| 2068 | 90.72 | +0.1% |
| 2069 | 90.84 | +0.1% |
| 2070 | 90.96 | +0.1% |
| 2071 | 91.09 | +0.1% |
| 2072 | 91.2 | +0.1% |
| 2073 | 91.32 | +0.1% |
| 2074 | 91.44 | +0.1% |
| 2075 | 91.57 | +0.1% |
| 2076 | 91.69 | +0.1% |
| 2077 | 91.8 | +0.1% |
| 2078 | 91.92 | +0.1% |
| 2079 | 92.02 | +0.1% |
| 2080 | 92.14 | +0.1% |
| 2081 | 92.26 | +0.1% |
| 2082 | 92.37 | +0.1% |
| 2083 | 92.48 | +0.1% |
| 2084 | 92.6 | +0.1% |
| 2085 | 92.7 | +0.1% |
| 2086 | 92.82 | +0.1% |
| 2087 | 92.93 | +0.1% |
| 2088 | 93.05 | +0.1% |
| 2089 | 93.17 | +0.1% |
| 2090 | 93.28 | +0.1% |
| 2091 | 93.4 | +0.1% |
| 2092 | 93.51 | +0.1% |
| 2093 | 93.63 | +0.1% |
| 2094 | 93.74 | +0.1% |
| 2095 | 93.86 | +0.1% |
| 2096 | 93.98 | +0.1% |
| 2097 | 94.1 | +0.1% |
| 2098 | 94.22 | +0.1% |
| 2099 | 94.33 | +0.1% |
| 2100 | 94.45 | +0.1% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 94.45 is above the median for high income countries, which is 90.84, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Japan's 94.45 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 83.76, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 63.67 | 61.85 | 65.07 | 3 |
| 1950s | 69.12 | 65.91 | 71.01 | 10 |
| 1960s | 72.37 | 70.95 | 73.53 | 10 |
| 1970s | 75.4 | 73.55 | 77.12 | 10 |
| 1980s | 78.4 | 77.05 | 79.59 | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.43 | 79.61 | 81.16 | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.49 | 81.63 | 83.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.97 | 83.05 | 84.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.17 | 84.3 | 85.81 | 10 |
| 2030s | 86.55 | 85.95 | 87.14 | 10 |
| 2040s | 87.84 | 87.28 | 88.42 | 10 |
| 2050s | 89.09 | 88.53 | 89.65 | 10 |
| 2060s | 90.3 | 89.78 | 90.84 | 10 |
| 2070s | 91.5 | 90.96 | 92.02 | 10 |
| 2080s | 92.65 | 92.14 | 93.17 | 10 |
| 2090s | 93.8 | 93.28 | 94.33 | 10 |
| 2100s | 94.45 | 94.45 | 94.45 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 1 Monaco 94.78 compare
- 2 Hong Kong 94.48 compare
- 4 San Marino 94.07 compare
- 5 South Korea 93.22 compare
- 6 Andorra 93.11 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 178 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0155 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0163 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 15 in Japan?
- Life expectancy at age 15 in Japan was 94.45 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 94.45 in 2100.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.85 in 1947.
- How does Japan rank for life expectancy at age 15?
- Japan ranks 3rd out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
- Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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