Japan vs South Korea: Life expectation at birth by sex
Japan
87.74
in 2023
South Korea
87.16
in 2023
Japan rank
3rd
South Korea rank
4th
Life expectation at birth by sex over time
- Japan
- South Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports 87.74 against 87.16 in South Korea, a difference of 0.58.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 3rd and South Korea ranks 4th of 229 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 66.19 | 47.59 | 18.61 | Japan |
| 1960s | 72.66 | 59.98 | 12.68 | Japan |
| 1970s | 76.75 | 68.6 | 8.15 | Japan |
| 1980s | 80.38 | 72.95 | 7.43 | Japan |
| 1990s | 82.95 | 77.46 | 5.49 | Japan |
| 2000s | 85.45 | 81.94 | 3.51 | Japan |
| 2010s | 86.78 | 85.58 | 1.2 | Japan |
| 2020s | 87.54 | 86.66 | 0.8767 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectation at birth by sex, Japan or South Korea?
- Japan, at 87.74 against 87.16 in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectation at birth by sex between Japan and South Korea?
- 0.58, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for life expectation at birth by sex?
- Japan ranks 3rd and South Korea ranks 4th of 229 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Life expectation at birth by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.