Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Japan
Japan: Remaining life expectancy at different ages females was 12.2 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
12.2
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
4th
of 236 countries
All-time high
12.27
in 2020
All-time low
5
in 1947
Years of data
77
1947–2023
Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Japan, 1947–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Japan stood at 12.2.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Japan peaked at 12.27 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5, in 1947.
Japan ranks 4th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 77 years of available data.
Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 5 | — |
| 1948 | 5.78 | +15.6% |
| 1949 | 5.7 | -1.4% |
| 1950 | 5.46 | -4.3% |
| 1951 | 5.65 | +3.6% |
| 1952 | 5.8 | +2.6% |
| 1953 | 5.43 | -6.4% |
| 1954 | 5.99 | +10.3% |
| 1955 | 6.05 | +1.0% |
| 1956 | 5.67 | -6.3% |
| 1957 | 5.44 | -4.0% |
| 1958 | 6.05 | +11.2% |
| 1959 | 5.97 | -1.2% |
| 1960 | 5.75 | -3.6% |
| 1961 | 5.75 | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 5.62 | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 6.01 | +6.9% |
| 1964 | 6.04 | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 5.77 | -4.5% |
| 1966 | 6.15 | +6.6% |
| 1967 | 6.19 | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 6.19 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 6.34 | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 6.26 | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 6.56 | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 6.72 | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 6.5 | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 6.54 | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 6.69 | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 6.76 | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 7.07 | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 7.18 | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 7.45 | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 7.3 | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 7.49 | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 7.81 | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 7.76 | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 7.98 | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 8.1 | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 8.29 | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 8.54 | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 8.37 | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 8.69 | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 8.66 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 8.89 | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 8.98 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 9.09 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 9.34 | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 9.35 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 9.82 | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 9.95 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 10.13 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 10.06 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 10.5 | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 10.7 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 10.9 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 10.92 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 11.1 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 10.99 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 11.17 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 11.26 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 11.28 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 11.49 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 11.39 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 11.3 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 11.35 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 11.45 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 11.62 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 11.7 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 11.81 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 11.84 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 11.91 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 12 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 12.27 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 12.14 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 11.73 | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 12.2 | +4.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 12.2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.86, 1.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Japan's 12.2 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.15, 1.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 5.49 | 5 | 5.78 | 3 |
| 1950s | 5.75 | 5.43 | 6.05 | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.98 | 5.62 | 6.34 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.77 | 6.26 | 7.45 | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.03 | 7.3 | 8.69 | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.43 | 8.66 | 10.13 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.03 | 10.5 | 11.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.64 | 11.3 | 12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.08 | 11.73 | 12.27 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Japan?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Japan was 12.2 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages females recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 12.27 in 2020.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages females recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 1947.
- How does Japan rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages females?
- Japan ranks 4th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages females rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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 Remaining life expectancy at different ages females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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