Life expectancy for both sexes rose 0.113% to 84.2 years in Japan in 2022, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, life expectancy for both sexes in Japan reached an all time high of 84.6 years in 2020 and an all time low of 62.2 years in 1955. When compared to Japan's main peers, life expectancy for both sexes in China amounted to 75.9 years, 68.8 years in Russia, 82.5 years in South Korea and 79.5 years in USA in 2022.
Japan has been ranked 1st within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of life expectancy for both sexes, 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Life Expectancy at Birth (Both Sexes) | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Canada | years | 84.7 | 84.8 | 84.9 | 85.1 | 85.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | years | 78.8 | 79.0 | 79.1 | 79.2 | 79.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | years | 75.5 | 75.7 | 75.9 | 76.0 | 76.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | years | 84.2 | 84.4 | 84.5 | 84.6 | 84.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | years | 71.4 | 71.6 | 71.8 | 71.9 | 72.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | years | 87.3 | 87.4 | 87.5 | 87.6 | 87.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | years | 82.5 | 82.7 | 82.8 | 83.0 | 83.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | years | 71.3 | 71.4 | 71.5 | 71.6 | 71.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | years | 86.9 | 87.1 | 87.2 | 87.4 | 87.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | years | 82.5 | 82.6 | 82.7 | 82.8 | 83.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | years | 79.6 | 79.7 | 79.8 | 80.0 | 80.1 |
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