Life expectancy vs. health spending in Japan
Japan: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 84.71 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
84.71 years
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
4th
of 236 countries
All-time high
84.71 years
in 2023
All-time low
59.26 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Japan, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Japan recorded 84.71 years for life expectancy vs. health spending in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Japan peaked at 84.71 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 59.26 years, in 1950.
Japan ranks 4th of 236 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 spending in Japan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 59.26 years | — |
| 1951 | 60.99 years | +2.9% |
| 1952 | 63 years | +3.3% |
| 1953 | 63.33 years | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 64.54 years | +1.9% |
| 1955 | 65.71 years | +1.8% |
| 1956 | 65.56 years | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 65.44 years | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 67.04 years | +2.5% |
| 1959 | 67.46 years | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 67.72 years | +0.4% |
| 1961 | 68.37 years | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 68.67 years | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 69.75 years | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 70.2 years | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 70.26 years | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 71.06 years | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 71.4 years | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 71.67 years | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 71.92 years | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 72.01 years | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 72.83 years | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 73.26 years | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 73.42 years | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 73.85 years | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 74.36 years | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 74.76 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 75.33 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 75.66 years | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 76.17 years | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 76.14 years | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 76.56 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 77.07 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 77.11 years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 77.51 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 77.8 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 78.21 years | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 78.63 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 78.55 years | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 78.98 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 78.99 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 79.26 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 79.3 years | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 79.45 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 79.84 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 79.68 years | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 80.36 years | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 80.58 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 80.65 years | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 80.61 years | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 81.18 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 81.51 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 81.8 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 81.85 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 82.13 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 82.01 years | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 82.37 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 82.55 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 82.63 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 82.97 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 82.92 years | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 82.67 years | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 83.17 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 83.4 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 83.64 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 83.88 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 84.06 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 84.19 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 84.29 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 84.42 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 84.67 years | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 84.55 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 84.05 years | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 84.71 years | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 64.23 years | 59.26 years | 67.46 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 70.1 years | 67.72 years | 71.92 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 74.16 years | 72.01 years | 76.17 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.66 years | 76.14 years | 78.98 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.87 years | 78.99 years | 80.65 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.1 years | 81.18 years | 82.97 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.66 years | 82.67 years | 84.42 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.5 years | 84.05 years | 84.71 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 1 Monaco 86.37 years compare
- 2 San Marino 85.71 years compare
- 3 Hong Kong 85.51 years compare
- 5 South Korea 84.33 years compare
- 6 Saint Barthelemy 84.29 years compare
- 7 French Polynesia 84.07 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,294 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 178 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0547 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0576 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Japan?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Japan was 84.71 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 84.71 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.26 years in 1950.
- How does Japan rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Japan ranks 4th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.