Female life expectancy in Japan in 2024 — 87.13 years. Ranked 4 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 24.1%.
1960–2024 · years
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Japan
| Year | years | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 87.13 | −0.01 | −0.01% |
| 2023 | 87.14 | +0.05 | +0.06% |
| 2022 | 87.09 | −0.48 | −0.55% |
| 2021 | 87.57 | −0.14 | −0.16% |
| 2020 | 87.71 | +0.26 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 87.45 | +0.13 | +0.15% |
| 2018 | 87.32 | +0.06 | +0.07% |
| 2017 | 87.26 | +0.12 | +0.14% |
| 2016 | 87.14 | +0.15 | +0.17% |
| 2015 | 86.99 | +0.16 | +0.18% |
| 2014 | 86.83 | +0.22 | +0.25% |
| 2013 | 86.61 | +0.2 | +0.23% |
| 2012 | 86.41 | +0.51 | +0.59% |
| 2011 | 85.9 | −0.4 | −0.46% |
| 2010 | 86.3 | −0.14 | −0.16% |
| 2009 | 86.44 | +0.39 | +0.45% |
| 2008 | 86.05 | +0.06 | +0.07% |
| 2007 | 85.99 | +0.18 | +0.21% |
| 2006 | 85.81 | +0.29 | +0.34% |
| 2005 | 85.52 | −0.07 | −0.08% |
| 2004 | 85.59 | +0.26 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 85.33 | +0.1 | +0.12% |
| 2002 | 85.23 | +0.3 | +0.35% |
| 2001 | 84.93 | +0.33 | +0.39% |
| 2000 | 84.6 | +0.61 | +0.73% |
| 1999 | 83.99 | −0.02 | −0.02% |
| 1998 | 84.01 | +0.19 | +0.23% |
| 1997 | 83.82 | +0.23 | +0.28% |
| 1996 | 83.59 | +0.74 | +0.89% |
| 1995 | 82.85 | −0.13 | −0.16% |
| 1994 | 82.98 | +0.47 | +0.57% |
| 1993 | 82.51 | +0.29 | +0.35% |
| 1992 | 82.22 | +0.11 | +0.13% |
| 1991 | 82.11 | +0.21 | +0.26% |
| 1990 | 81.9 | +0.13 | +0.16% |
| 1989 | 81.77 | +0.47 | +0.58% |
| 1988 | 81.3 | −0.09 | −0.11% |
| 1987 | 81.39 | +0.46 | +0.57% |
| 1986 | 80.93 | +0.45 | +0.56% |
| 1985 | 80.48 | +0.3 | +0.37% |
| 1984 | 80.18 | +0.4 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 79.78 | +0.12 | +0.15% |
| 1982 | 79.66 | +0.53 | +0.67% |
| 1981 | 79.13 | +0.37 | +0.47% |
| 1980 | 78.76 | −0.13 | −0.16% |
| 1979 | 78.89 | +0.56 | +0.71% |
| 1978 | 78.33 | +0.38 | +0.49% |
| 1977 | 77.95 | +0.6 | +0.78% |
| 1976 | 77.35 | +0.46 | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 76.89 | +0.58 | +0.76% |
| 1974 | 76.31 | +0.29 | +0.38% |
| 1973 | 76.02 | +0.08 | +0.11% |
| 1972 | 75.94 | +0.36 | +0.48% |
| 1971 | 75.58 | +0.92 | +1.23% |
| 1970 | 74.66 | −0.01 | −0.01% |
| 1969 | 74.67 | +0.37 | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 74.3 | +0.15 | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 74.15 | +0.54 | +0.73% |
| 1966 | 73.61 | +0.69 | +0.95% |
| 1965 | 72.92 | +0.05 | +0.07% |
| 1964 | 72.87 | +0.53 | +0.73% |
| 1963 | 72.34 | +1.18 | +1.66% |
| 1962 | 71.16 | +0.37 | +0.52% |
| 1961 | 70.79 | +0.6 | +0.85% |
| 1960 | 70.19 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Life expectancy at birth for women. The female advantage holds almost everywhere and is explained by both biology and behavior: men die more often from external causes, smoke and drink more, and turn to doctors less. Where maternal mortality is high the advantage narrows — the only factor that works in the opposite direction.
Important: The aggregate is weighted by the female population rather than by the whole population. The difference from male life expectancy is the gap that is usually asked about.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
How many years men live on average. Almost everywhere less than women.
Demography Life expectancy at birthLife expectancy at birth — how many years a newborn will live on average.
Mortality Adult mortality rate, femaleHow many women out of a thousand fifteen-year-olds will not live to sixty.
Mortality Maternal mortality ratioThe number of deaths of women from causes related to pregnancy per 100,000 live births.
