Japan - Life expectancy at birth 2019

Life expectancy increases in Japan

In 2019 the life expectancy in Japan increased to 84.36 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 87.45 years and for men 81.41 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 higher than in 2018, when it was 84.21 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2009, when it was 82.93 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

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2019	87.45	81.41	84.36
2018	87.32	81.25	84.21
2017	87.26	81.09	84.10
2016	87.14	80.98	83.98
2015	86.99	80.75	83.79
2014	86.83	80.50	83.59
2013	86.61	80.21	83.33
2012	86.41	79.94	83.10
2011	85.90	79.44	82.59
2010	86.30	79.55	82.84
2009	86.44	79.59	82.93
2008	86.05	79.29	82.59
2007	85.99	79.19	82.51
2006	85.81	79.00	82.32
2005	85.52	78.56	81.96
2004	85.59	78.64	82.03
2003	85.33	78.36	81.76
2002	85.23	78.32	81.69
2001	84.93	78.07	81.42
2000	84.60	77.72	81.08
1999	83.99	77.10	80.46
1998	84.01	77.16	80.50
1997	83.82	77.19	80.42
1996	83.59	77.01	80.22
1995	82.85	76.38	79.54
1994	82.98	76.57	79.70
1993	82.51	76.25	79.30
1992	82.22	76.09	79.08
1991	82.11	76.11	79.04
1990	81.90	75.92	78.84
1989	81.77	75.91	78.77
1988	81.30	75.54	78.35
1987	81.39	75.61	78.43
1986	80.93	75.23	78.01
1985	80.48	74.78	77.56
1984	80.18	74.54	77.29
1983	79.78	74.20	76.92
1982	79.66	74.22	76.87
1981	79.13	73.79	76.39
1980	78.76	73.35	75.99
1979	78.89	73.46	76.11
1978	78.33	72.97	75.58
1977	77.95	72.69	75.26
1976	77.35	72.15	74.69
1975	76.89	71.73	74.25
1974	76.31	71.16	73.67
1973	76.02	70.70	73.30
1972	75.94	70.50	73.15
1971	75.58	70.17	72.81
1970	74.66	69.31	71.92
1969	74.67	69.18	71.86
1968	74.30	69.05	71.61
1967	74.15	68.91	71.47
1966	73.61	68.35	70.92
1965	72.92	67.74	70.27
1964	72.87	67.67	70.21
1963	72.34	67.21	69.71
1962	71.16	66.23	68.63
1961	70.79	66.03	68.35
1960	70.19	65.32	67.70

Japan - Life expectancy at birth