Life expectancy vs health expenditure in Japan
Japan: Life expectancy vs health expenditure was 84.71 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
84.71
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
4th
of 229 countries
All-time high
84.71
in 2023
All-time low
59.26
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy vs health expenditure in Japan, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Japan recorded 84.71 for life expectancy vs health expenditure in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs health expenditure in Japan peaked at 84.71 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 59.26, in 1950.
Japan ranks 4th of 229 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy vs health expenditure in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 59.26 | — |
| 1951 | 60.99 | +2.9% |
| 1952 | 63 | +3.3% |
| 1953 | 63.33 | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 64.54 | +1.9% |
| 1955 | 65.71 | +1.8% |
| 1956 | 65.56 | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 65.44 | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 67.04 | +2.5% |
| 1959 | 67.46 | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 67.72 | +0.4% |
| 1961 | 68.37 | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 68.67 | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 69.75 | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 70.2 | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 70.26 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 71.06 | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 71.4 | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 71.67 | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 71.92 | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 72.01 | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 72.83 | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 73.26 | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 73.42 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 73.85 | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 74.36 | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 74.76 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 75.33 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 75.66 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 76.17 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 76.14 | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 76.56 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 77.07 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 77.11 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 77.51 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 77.8 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 78.21 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 78.63 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 78.55 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 78.98 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 78.99 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 79.26 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 79.3 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 79.45 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 79.84 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 79.68 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 80.36 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 80.58 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 80.65 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 80.61 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 81.18 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 81.51 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 81.8 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 81.85 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 82.13 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 82.01 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 82.37 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 82.55 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 82.63 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 82.97 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 82.92 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 82.67 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 83.17 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 83.4 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 83.64 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 83.88 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 84.06 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 84.19 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 84.29 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 84.42 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 84.67 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 84.55 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 84.05 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 84.71 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 64.23 | 59.26 | 67.46 | 10 |
| 1960s | 70.1 | 67.72 | 71.92 | 10 |
| 1970s | 74.16 | 72.01 | 76.17 | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.66 | 76.14 | 78.98 | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.87 | 78.99 | 80.65 | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.1 | 81.18 | 82.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.66 | 82.67 | 84.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.5 | 84.05 | 84.71 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 1 Anguilla 79.31 compare
- 1 Monaco 86.37 compare
- 2 San Marino 85.71 compare
- 2 Tokelau 77.05 compare
- 3 Hong Kong, China 85.51 compare
- 3 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 76.79 compare
- 4 Montserrat 76.19 compare
- 5 Mayotte 76.05 compare
- 5 Korea 84.33 compare
- 6 Cook Islands 75.28 compare
- 6 Saint Barthélemy 84.29 compare
- 7 French Polynesia 84.07 compare
- 7 Niue 69.98 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,294 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 178 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 0.204 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.168 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 0.2445 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.1319 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs health expenditure in Japan?
- Life expectancy vs health expenditure in Japan was 84.71 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs health expenditure recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 84.71 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs health expenditure recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.26 in 1950.
- How does Japan rank for life expectancy vs health expenditure?
- Japan ranks 4th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs health expenditure rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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 vs health expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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