Japan life expectancy, 1960 to 2024
Japan life expectancy stood at 84.0 yrs in 2024, down 0.0% on the previous period.
Life expectancy at birth estimates how many years a newborn would live if the mortality rates of the birth year held for their whole life, from the World Bank's compilation of national and UN data. Since 1960 the series has ranged from 67.7 years (1960) to 84.6 years (2020); the latest reading is 84.0 years for 2024, down from 84.0 years the period before.
It is a snapshot of current mortality, not a forecast: actual cohorts usually live longer than their birth-year figure because mortality keeps improving. Sharp dips mark shocks such as pandemics and wars, and recoveries show how quickly mortality normalizes.
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