Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Japan
Japan: Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference was -6 Years in 2024. ▼ Falling
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Japan, 1960–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Japan stood at -6 Years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Japan peaked at -4.8 Years in 1961 and was at its lowest, -7 Years, in 2003.
That places Japan 32nd out of 41 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -5.13 Years | -5.5 Years | -4.8 Years | 10 |
| 1970s | -5.3 Years | -5.4 Years | -5.1 Years | 10 |
| 1980s | -5.62 Years | -5.9 Years | -5.3 Years | 10 |
| 1990s | -6.42 Years | -6.9 Years | -6 Years | 10 |
| 2000s | -6.88 Years | -7 Years | -6.8 Years | 10 |
| 2010s | -6.31 Years | -6.7 Years | -6 Years | 10 |
| 2020s | -6.04 Years | -6.1 Years | -6 Years | 5 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,294 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 178 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate -0.5432 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4876 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 633,995 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Japan?
- Life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Japan was -6 Years in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was -4.8 Years in 1961.
- What is the lowest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was -7 Years in 2003.
- How does Japan rank for life expectancy — life expectancy difference?
- Japan ranks 32nd out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy — life expectancy difference rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (male-female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents data on life expectancy at birth, and at ages 40, 60, 65 and 80 years old. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.