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Life expectancy decreases in Japan

In 2021 the life expectancy in Japan decreased to 84.45 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 87.57 years and for men 81.47 years.

Japan’s position was held this year in position 3th with respect to the ranking of 194 we publish life expectancy.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Japan over the past several years, we find that it is lower than in 2020, when it was 84.56 years, which is the opposite of what happens compared to 2011, when it was 82.59 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Japan. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Japan in Japanese economy.

Japan - Life expectancy at birth
DateLife expectancy - WomenLife expectancy - MenLife expectancy
202187.5781.4784.45
202087.7181.5684.56
201987.4581.4184.36
201887.3281.2584.21
201787.2681.0984.10
201687.1480.9883.98
201586.9980.7583.79
201486.8380.5083.59
201386.6180.2183.33
201286.4179.9483.10
201185.9079.4482.59
201086.3079.5582.84
200986.4479.5982.93
200886.0579.2982.59
200785.9979.1982.51
200685.8179.0082.32
200585.5278.5681.96
200485.5978.6482.03
200385.3378.3681.76
200285.2378.3281.69
200184.9378.0781.42
200084.6077.7281.08
199983.9977.1080.46
199884.0177.1680.50
199783.8277.1980.42
199683.5977.0180.22
199582.8576.3879.54
199482.9876.5779.70
199382.5176.2579.30
199282.2276.0979.08
199182.1176.1179.04
199081.9075.9278.84
198981.7775.9178.77
198881.3075.5478.35
198781.3975.6178.43
198680.9375.2378.01
198580.4874.7877.56
198480.1874.5477.29
198379.7874.2076.92
198279.6674.2276.87
198179.1373.7976.39
198078.7673.3575.99
197978.8973.4676.11
197878.3372.9775.58
197777.9572.6975.26
197677.3572.1574.69
197576.8971.7374.25
197476.3171.1673.67
197376.0270.7073.30
197275.9470.5073.15
197175.5870.1772.81
197074.6669.3171.92
196974.6769.1871.86
196874.3069.0571.61
196774.1568.9171.47
196673.6168.3570.92
196572.9267.7470.27
196472.8767.6770.21
196372.3467.2169.71
196271.1666.2368.63
196170.7966.0368.35
196070.1965.3267.70
Japan - Life expectancy at birth
Japan - Life expectancy at birth