Japan - Life Expectancy 1975
74.2
+0.6 from 1974
Japan's life expectancy was 74.2 in 1975, increased +0.6 from 73.7 in 1974. This was the 10th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1975▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Iceland | 75.6 | 1.4% |
| 2nd | Andorra | 75.6 | 0.3% |
| 3rd | Faroe Islands | 75.4 | 0.1% |
| 4th | San Marino | 75.3 | 0.3% |
| 5th | Sweden | 75.0 | 0.0% |
| 6th | Norway | 74.8 | 0.1% |
| 7th | Switzerland | 74.7 | 0.5% |
| 8th | Netherlands | 74.5 | -0.1% |
| 9th | Liechtenstein | 74.3 | 0.4% |
| 10th | Japan | 74.2 | 0.8% |
| 11th | Denmark | 74.1 | 0.4% |
| 12th | Monaco | 73.5 | 0.1% |
| 13th | Canada | 73.5 | 0.4% |
| 14th | Greece | 73.4 | 0.0% |
| 15th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 73.4 | 1.1% |
| 16th | Gibraltar | 73.3 | 0.4% |
| 17th | Spain | 73.3 | 0.5% |
| 18th | France | 72.9 | 0.3% |
| 19th | United Kingdom | 72.7 | 0.3% |
| 20th | Italy | 72.6 | -0.1% |
| 21st | Australia | 72.6 | 0.5% |
| 22nd | United States | 72.6 | 0.9% |
| 23rd | Channel Islands | 72.6 | 0.1% |
| 24th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 72.3 | 0.1% |
| 25th | New Zealand | 72.2 | 0.4% |
| 26th | St. Martin (French part) | 72.0 | 0.2% |
| 27th | Israel | 72.0 | 0.5% |
| 28th | Belgium | 72.0 | 0.0% |
| 29th | Puerto Rico (US) | 72.0 | 0.9% |
| 30th | Malta | 72.0 | 0.2% |
| 31st | European Union | 71.8 | 0.0% |
| 32nd | Ireland | 71.8 | 0.8% |
| 33rd | Montenegro | 71.7 | 0.4% |
| 34th | Finland | 71.7 | 0.8% |
| 35th | Serbia | 71.5 | 0.7% |
| 36th | Antigua and Barbuda | 71.4 | 0.5% |
| 37th | Germany | 71.3 | -0.2% |
| 38th | Bermuda | 71.2 | 0.4% |
| 39th | Austria | 71.1 | 0.1% |
| 40th | Bulgaria | 71.0 | -0.2% |
| 41st | Lithuania | 70.9 | -0.5% |
| 42nd | Macao SAR, China | 70.7 | 0.2% |
| 43rd | Poland | 70.6 | -0.8% |
| 44th | Belarus | 70.5 | -0.6% |
| 45th | Czechia | 70.4 | 0.5% |
| 46th | Singapore | 70.4 | 0.7% |
| 47th | Cuba | 70.4 | 0.7% |
| 48th | Ukraine | 70.4 | -0.4% |
| 49th | Slovenia | 70.4 | 0.3% |
| 50th | Cyprus | 70.3 | 28.9% |
| 51st | Luxembourg | 70.3 | 0.2% |
| 52nd | Slovak Republic | 70.3 | 0.2% |
| 53rd | Costa Rica | 70.3 | 1.2% |
| 54th | Croatia | 70.0 | -0.6% |
| 55th | Kuwait | 70.0 | 0.3% |
| 56th | Barbados | 69.8 | 0.6% |
| 57th | Estonia | 69.7 | -0.9% |
| 58th | Uruguay | 69.7 | 0.3% |
| 59th | Curaçao | 69.7 | 0.4% |
| 60th | Romania | 69.6 | 0.2% |
| 61st | Aruba | 69.6 | 0.4% |
| 62nd | Hungary | 69.3 | 0.1% |
| 63rd | Dominica | 69.1 | 0.7% |
| 64th | Latvia | 68.9 | -1.2% |
| 65th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 68.3 | 1.0% |
| 66th | Portugal | 68.3 | 0.4% |
| 67th | Bahrain | 68.3 | 1.0% |
| 68th | American Samoa | 68.3 | 0.5% |
| 69th | Jamaica | 68.2 | 0.4% |
| 70th | Bahamas, The | 68.1 | 0.8% |
| 71st | Albania | 68.1 | 0.7% |
| 72nd | British Virgin Islands | 68.1 | 0.6% |
| 73rd | Guam | 68.0 | 0.7% |
| 74th | Grenada | 68.0 | 0.2% |
| 75th | Russian Federation | 67.7 | -0.9% |
| 76th | Virgin Islands (US) | 67.7 | 0.4% |
| 77th | Qatar | 67.7 | 0.8% |
| 78th | Panama | 67.2 | 1.0% |
| 79th | North Macedonia | 67.2 | 0.2% |
| 80th | Cayman Islands | 67.0 | 0.8% |
| 81st | Argentina | 67.0 | 0.8% |
| 82nd | Brunei Darussalam | 67.0 | 0.8% |
| 83rd | Seychelles | 66.9 | 0.6% |
| 84th | Northern Mariana Islands | 66.9 | 0.6% |
| 85th | Isle of Man | 66.8 | 0.4% |
| 86th | Georgia | 66.5 | 0.5% |
| 87th | Chile | 66.0 | 1.5% |
| 88th | St. Lucia | 65.9 | 0.7% |
| 89th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 65.9 | 0.7% |
| 90th | Malaysia | 65.7 | 0.8% |
| 91st | Trinidad and Tobago | 65.6 | 0.2% |
| 92nd | Belize | 65.4 | 0.7% |
| 93rd | Sri Lanka | 65.4 | 0.6% |
| 94th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 65.2 | 0.7% |
| 95th | Tonga | 65.1 | 0.5% |
| 96th | United Arab Emirates | 65.1 | 1.2% |
| 97th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 64.8 | 0.8% |
| 98th | Mauritius | 64.6 | 0.3% |
| 99th | French Polynesia | 64.2 | 0.7% |
| 100th | Syrian Arab Republic | 64.2 | 1.2% |
| 101st | Korea | 64.2 | 0.5% |
| 102nd | Jordan | 64.1 | 0.8% |
| 103rd | Colombia | 64.0 | 0.8% |
| 104th | Armenia | 63.8 | 0.3% |
| 105th | Moldova | 63.7 | 0.4% |
| 106th | Paraguay | 63.4 | 0.3% |
| 107th | New Caledonia | 63.2 | 0.9% |
| 108th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 63.2 | 0.5% |
| 109th | Samoa | 62.8 | 0.8% |
| 110th | Mexico | 61.9 | 1.1% |
| 111th | Viet Nam | 61.9 | 13.0% |
| 112th | Greenland | 61.8 | -0.3% |
| 113th | Fiji | 61.7 | 0.8% |
| 114th | Uzbekistan | 61.6 | 0.5% |
| 115th | Libya | 61.6 | 1.5% |
| 116th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 61.6 | 0.5% |
| 117th | Iraq | 61.4 | 0.7% |
| 118th | Dominican Republic | 61.3 | 0.8% |
| 119th | Kazakhstan | 61.1 | 0.3% |
| 120th | Ecuador | 61.1 | 0.6% |
| 121st | China | 61.0 | 1.2% |
| 122nd | Philippines | 60.9 | 0.1% |
| 123rd | Guyana | 60.4 | 0.1% |
| 124th | Marshall Islands | 60.3 | 0.3% |
| 125th | Suriname | 60.0 | 0.2% |
| 126th | Palau | 60.0 | 0.9% |
| 127th | Thailand | 59.7 | 1.2% |
| 128th | Kyrgyz Republic | 59.6 | 0.5% |
| 129th | Brazil | 59.6 | 0.8% |
| 130th | Botswana | 59.5 | 1.0% |
| 131st | Türkiye | 59.5 | 0.8% |
| 132nd | Tunisia | 59.3 | 1.8% |
| 133rd | Cabo Verde | 59.0 | 0.9% |
| 134th | Azerbaijan | 58.7 | 0.6% |
| 135th | São Tomé and Principe | 58.6 | 0.5% |
| 136th | Solomon Islands | 58.4 | -2.0% |
| 137th | Tuvalu | 58.3 | 1.0% |
| 138th | Nauru | 58.3 | -0.1% |
| 139th | Zimbabwe | 58.2 | 0.1% |
| 140th | Peru | 58.2 | 0.8% |
| 141st | Vanuatu | 58.1 | 1.0% |
| 142nd | Tajikistan | 57.9 | 0.4% |
| 143rd | Saudi Arabia | 57.8 | 1.8% |
| 144th | Lebanon | 57.7 | -13.0% |
| 145th | South Africa | 57.6 | 0.8% |
| 146th | Namibia | 57.6 | 1.1% |
| 147th | Honduras | 57.5 | 9.5% |
| 148th | Kosovo | 57.3 | 1.7% |
| 149th | Turkmenistan | 57.2 | 0.4% |
| 150th | Kenya | 56.6 | 1.0% |
| 151st | Kiribati | 56.4 | 0.5% |
| 152nd | Indonesia | 56.0 | 1.0% |
| 153rd | Nicaragua | 55.8 | 0.7% |
| 154th | Zambia | 55.7 | 0.7% |
| 155th | Gabon | 55.5 | 1.0% |
| 156th | Congo, Republic of | 55.4 | 0.6% |
| 157th | Papua New Guinea | 55.0 | 1.0% |
| 158th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 54.8 | 1.8% |
| 159th | Pakistan | 54.7 | 0.8% |
| 160th | Eswatini | 54.4 | 1.4% |
| 161st | Mongolia | 54.3 | 0.6% |
| 162nd | Lesotho | 53.5 | 1.0% |
| 163rd | El Salvador | 53.4 | 1.0% |
| 164th | Sudan | 53.3 | 0.3% |
| 165th | Guatemala | 52.8 | -0.4% |
| 166th | Oman | 52.5 | 2.5% |
| 167th | Myanmar | 52.5 | 0.8% |
| 168th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 51.7 | 1.4% |
| 169th | Mauritania | 51.6 | 0.3% |
| 170th | Morocco | 51.4 | 1.2% |
| 171st | India | 50.8 | 1.0% |
| 172nd | Bangladesh | 50.6 | 2.1% |
| 173rd | Djibouti | 49.9 | 0.8% |
| 174th | Cameroon | 49.9 | 0.3% |
| 175th | Maldives | 49.6 | 2.3% |
| 176th | Madagascar | 49.6 | 0.6% |
| 177th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 49.3 | 1.2% |
| 178th | Ghana | 49.3 | 0.8% |
| 179th | Togo | 49.0 | 0.9% |
| 180th | Tanzania | 48.9 | 1.0% |
| 181st | Haiti | 48.7 | 0.5% |
| 182nd | Côte d'Ivoire | 48.0 | 1.7% |
| 183rd | Central African Republic | 47.9 | 1.0% |
| 184th | Algeria | 46.9 | 2.1% |
| 185th | Comoros | 46.9 | -1.6% |
| 186th | Uganda | 46.5 | -0.7% |
| 187th | Lao PDR | 46.2 | 0.6% |
| 188th | Nepal | 45.5 | 1.3% |
| 189th | Yemen, Republic of | 45.5 | 2.1% |
| 190th | Benin | 45.4 | 1.2% |
| 191st | Rwanda | 45.3 | -0.5% |
| 192nd | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 44.5 | 0.5% |
| 193rd | Bhutan | 44.5 | 1.6% |
| 194th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 44.5 | 0.5% |
| 195th | Senegal | 43.9 | 1.9% |
| 196th | Mozambique | 43.8 | 1.4% |
| 197th | Burundi | 43.4 | 0.2% |
| 198th | Nigeria | 43.1 | 1.3% |
| 199th | Chad | 42.7 | 0.3% |
| 200th | Burkina Faso | 42.5 | 1.9% |
| 201st | Liberia | 42.5 | 1.0% |
| 202nd | Gambia, The | 42.2 | 1.2% |
| 203rd | Guinea-Bissau | 41.9 | 0.8% |
| 204th | Sierra Leone | 41.0 | 1.4% |
| 205th | Angola | 40.8 | -1.1% |
| 206th | Guinea | 40.6 | 0.9% |
| 207th | Malawi | 40.1 | 2.3% |
| 208th | Afghanistan | 40.0 | 1.3% |
| 209th | Eritrea | 39.0 | 0.1% |
| 210th | Equatorial Guinea | 37.3 | -10.0% |
| 211th | South Sudan | 36.9 | 0.8% |
| 212th | Niger | 36.6 | 1.0% |
| 213th | Mali | 36.5 | 2.1% |
| 214th | Timor-Leste | 24.3 | -33.3% |
| 215th | Cambodia | 12.8 | -67.5% |
FAQ
What was Japan's life expectancy in 1975?▾
Japan's life expectancy in 1975 was 74.2. This ranked 10th globally.
How did Japan's life expectancy change in 1975?▾
Japan's life expectancy increased by 0.8% in 1975 compared to 1974.
Which country had the highest life expectancy in 1975?▾
Iceland had the highest life expectancy in 1975 at 75.6.
What is the life expectancy of Japan in 1975?▾
The life expectancy of Japan in 1975 was 74.2. This ranked 10th globally.
How does 1975 compare to 1974 for Japan's life expectancy?▾
Japan's life expectancy went from 73.7 in 1974 to 74.2 in 1975, a 0.8% increase.
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