Japan - Life Expectancy 2011
82.6
−0.3 from 2010
Japan's life expectancy was 82.6 in 2011, decreased +0.3 from 82.8 in 2010. This was the 6th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2011▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Monaco | 85.0 | 0.4% |
| 2nd | Andorra | 84.3 | 0.1% |
| 3rd | San Marino | 83.7 | 0.3% |
| 4th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 83.4 | 0.5% |
| 5th | Switzerland | 82.7 | 0.5% |
| 6th | Japan | 82.6 | -0.3% |
| 7th | Spain | 82.5 | 1.0% |
| 8th | Macao SAR, China | 82.5 | 0.2% |
| 9th | Iceland | 82.4 | 0.6% |
| 10th | Gibraltar | 82.3 | 0.3% |
| 11th | Italy | 82.2 | 0.2% |
| 12th | France | 82.1 | 0.6% |
| 13th | United Arab Emirates | 81.9 | 0.0% |
| 14th | Australia | 81.9 | 0.2% |
| 15th | Sweden | 81.8 | 0.4% |
| 16th | Liechtenstein | 81.8 | -0.1% |
| 17th | Singapore | 81.7 | 0.2% |
| 18th | Israel | 81.7 | 0.1% |
| 19th | Canada | 81.5 | 0.2% |
| 20th | French Polynesia | 81.4 | 0.4% |
| 21st | Channel Islands | 81.4 | 0.2% |
| 22nd | Norway | 81.3 | 0.4% |
| 23rd | Netherlands | 81.2 | 0.6% |
| 24th | New Zealand | 81.2 | 0.3% |
| 25th | Luxembourg | 81.0 | 0.4% |
| 26th | Austria | 81.0 | 0.5% |
| 27th | United Kingdom | 81.0 | 0.7% |
| 28th | Faroe Islands | 80.9 | 0.3% |
| 29th | Cyprus | 80.9 | 0.3% |
| 30th | Ireland | 80.7 | 0.0% |
| 31st | Malta | 80.7 | -0.8% |
| 32nd | Greece | 80.7 | 0.4% |
| 33rd | Belgium | 80.6 | 0.5% |
| 34th | Korea | 80.6 | 0.6% |
| 35th | Finland | 80.5 | 0.8% |
| 36th | Portugal | 80.5 | 1.8% |
| 37th | Germany | 80.4 | 0.6% |
| 38th | European Union | 80.1 | 0.6% |
| 39th | Qatar | 80.0 | 0.7% |
| 40th | Slovenia | 80.0 | 0.7% |
| 41st | Isle of Man | 79.8 | 0.3% |
| 42nd | Denmark | 79.8 | 0.9% |
| 43rd | Bermuda | 79.7 | 0.3% |
| 44th | Costa Rica | 79.6 | 0.3% |
| 45th | Chile | 79.2 | 0.2% |
| 46th | Bahrain | 79.1 | 0.7% |
| 47th | St. Martin (French part) | 79.0 | 0.3% |
| 48th | Puerto Rico (US) | 78.8 | 0.1% |
| 49th | United States | 78.6 | 0.1% |
| 50th | Virgin Islands (US) | 78.3 | 0.6% |
| 51st | Albania | 78.3 | -0.1% |
| 52nd | Kuwait | 78.1 | 0.4% |
| 53rd | Cuba | 78.1 | 0.2% |
| 54th | Czechia | 77.9 | 0.6% |
| 55th | Lebanon | 77.8 | 0.3% |
| 56th | Oman | 77.7 | 0.7% |
| 57th | Northern Mariana Islands | 77.7 | -0.1% |
| 58th | Maldives | 77.1 | 0.5% |
| 59th | Antigua and Barbuda | 77.0 | 0.4% |
| 60th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 77.0 | 0.2% |
| 61st | Turks and Caicos Islands | 76.9 | 0.1% |
| 62nd | Croatia | 76.8 | 0.4% |
| 63rd | Poland | 76.7 | 0.6% |
| 64th | Panama | 76.7 | 0.3% |
| 65th | Uruguay | 76.6 | -0.1% |
| 66th | Cayman Islands | 76.6 | 0.6% |
| 67th | British Virgin Islands | 76.4 | 0.1% |
| 68th | New Caledonia | 76.3 | 0.4% |
| 69th | Estonia | 76.2 | 1.1% |
| 70th | Guam | 76.2 | 0.1% |
| 71st | Argentina | 76.1 | 0.6% |
| 72nd | Montenegro | 76.1 | 0.1% |
| 73rd | Slovak Republic | 76.0 | 1.1% |
| 74th | China | 75.9 | 0.3% |
| 75th | Saudi Arabia | 75.8 | 0.3% |
| 76th | Barbados | 75.6 | 0.1% |
| 77th | Curaçao | 75.6 | 0.6% |
| 78th | Malaysia | 75.5 | 0.1% |
| 79th | Kosovo | 75.3 | 1.0% |
| 80th | Thailand | 75.3 | 0.4% |
| 81st | Colombia | 75.2 | 0.4% |
| 82nd | Ecuador | 75.2 | 0.0% |
| 83rd | North Macedonia | 75.1 | 0.1% |
| 84th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 74.9 | 0.1% |
| 85th | Grenada | 74.9 | 0.2% |
| 86th | Hungary | 74.9 | 0.9% |
| 87th | Brunei Darussalam | 74.8 | 0.0% |
| 88th | Türkiye | 74.8 | -0.2% |
| 89th | Sri Lanka | 74.7 | 0.4% |
| 90th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 74.7 | 0.4% |
| 91st | Aruba | 74.6 | 0.4% |
| 92nd | Serbia | 74.5 | 0.3% |
| 93rd | Tunisia | 74.5 | 0.0% |
| 94th | Romania | 74.4 | 1.3% |
| 95th | Algeria | 74.4 | 0.3% |
| 96th | Bulgaria | 74.2 | 0.9% |
| 97th | Brazil | 74.0 | 0.4% |
| 98th | Jordan | 73.9 | 0.2% |
| 99th | Mexico | 73.9 | 0.3% |
| 100th | Armenia | 73.8 | 0.9% |
| 101st | Viet Nam | 73.7 | 0.1% |
| 102nd | Latvia | 73.6 | 0.1% |
| 103rd | Bahamas, The | 73.6 | 0.2% |
| 104th | Lithuania | 73.6 | 0.4% |
| 105th | West Bank and Gaza | 73.6 | 0.3% |
| 106th | Peru | 73.3 | 0.6% |
| 107th | Mauritius | 73.3 | 0.4% |
| 108th | St. Lucia | 73.0 | 0.3% |
| 109th | Cabo Verde | 72.9 | 0.6% |
| 110th | Paraguay | 72.8 | 0.3% |
| 111th | Seychelles | 72.7 | -0.6% |
| 112th | American Samoa | 72.7 | 0.1% |
| 113th | Dominican Republic | 72.5 | 0.6% |
| 114th | Georgia | 72.5 | 1.0% |
| 115th | Syrian Arab Republic | 72.3 | -1.7% |
| 116th | Jamaica | 72.2 | 0.4% |
| 117th | Trinidad and Tobago | 72.2 | 0.6% |
| 118th | Nicaragua | 72.0 | 0.4% |
| 119th | Dominica | 71.5 | -0.2% |
| 120th | Tonga | 71.4 | 0.2% |
| 121st | St. Kitts and Nevis | 71.4 | -0.1% |
| 122nd | Samoa | 71.4 | -0.1% |
| 123rd | Morocco | 71.3 | 0.6% |
| 124th | El Salvador | 71.2 | 0.4% |
| 125th | Belize | 71.0 | 0.1% |
| 126th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 70.8 | 0.7% |
| 127th | Ukraine | 70.7 | 0.7% |
| 128th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 70.6 | -0.1% |
| 129th | Azerbaijan | 70.6 | 0.4% |
| 130th | Belarus | 70.6 | 0.2% |
| 131st | Guatemala | 70.3 | 0.6% |
| 132nd | Greenland | 70.3 | 0.3% |
| 133rd | Moldova | 70.2 | 0.4% |
| 134th | Uzbekistan | 70.1 | 0.4% |
| 135th | Honduras | 70.1 | 0.5% |
| 136th | Libya | 70.0 | -3.1% |
| 137th | Suriname | 69.8 | 0.3% |
| 138th | Vanuatu | 69.7 | 0.2% |
| 139th | Russian Federation | 69.7 | 1.2% |
| 140th | Kyrgyz Republic | 69.6 | 0.4% |
| 141st | Bhutan | 69.3 | 0.7% |
| 142nd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 69.2 | 0.2% |
| 143rd | Mongolia | 69.1 | 0.9% |
| 144th | Kazakhstan | 69.1 | 1.2% |
| 145th | Philippines | 69.1 | 0.3% |
| 146th | Turkmenistan | 68.9 | 0.4% |
| 147th | Solomon Islands | 68.8 | 0.2% |
| 148th | Tajikistan | 68.7 | 0.5% |
| 149th | Palau | 68.6 | 0.4% |
| 150th | Indonesia | 68.6 | 0.4% |
| 151st | Bangladesh | 68.5 | 0.7% |
| 152nd | Iraq | 68.4 | 0.5% |
| 153rd | Cambodia | 67.9 | 0.8% |
| 154th | India | 67.6 | 0.7% |
| 155th | Yemen, Republic of | 67.4 | 0.3% |
| 156th | Nepal | 67.1 | 0.5% |
| 157th | Fiji | 66.9 | 0.2% |
| 158th | Guyana | 66.5 | 0.4% |
| 159th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 66.3 | 0.4% |
| 160th | Kiribati | 65.9 | 0.1% |
| 161st | Mauritania | 65.8 | 0.1% |
| 162nd | Gabon | 65.1 | 0.6% |
| 163rd | Micronesia, Federated States of | 65.0 | 0.1% |
| 164th | Tuvalu | 65.0 | 0.2% |
| 165th | Senegal | 64.8 | 0.9% |
| 166th | Pakistan | 64.7 | 0.4% |
| 167th | Marshall Islands | 64.6 | 0.2% |
| 168th | Lao PDR | 64.5 | 1.3% |
| 169th | Eritrea | 64.2 | 0.9% |
| 170th | São Tomé and Principe | 64.1 | 0.4% |
| 171st | Timor-Leste | 64.0 | 0.6% |
| 172nd | Myanmar | 63.9 | 0.6% |
| 173rd | Rwanda | 63.5 | 1.1% |
| 174th | Papua New Guinea | 63.4 | 0.5% |
| 175th | Sudan | 63.2 | 0.3% |
| 176th | Comoros | 63.1 | 0.6% |
| 177th | Madagascar | 62.9 | 0.4% |
| 178th | Congo, Republic of | 62.3 | 0.9% |
| 179th | Tanzania | 61.6 | 0.8% |
| 180th | Ghana | 61.6 | 0.5% |
| 181st | Haiti | 61.6 | 35.1% |
| 182nd | Gambia, The | 61.6 | 0.6% |
| 183rd | Djibouti | 61.3 | 1.0% |
| 184th | Kenya | 61.3 | 0.6% |
| 185th | Afghanistan | 61.3 | 0.9% |
| 186th | Uganda | 60.8 | 1.4% |
| 187th | South Africa | 60.6 | 2.9% |
| 188th | Nauru | 60.3 | 0.4% |
| 189th | Botswana | 59.7 | 1.0% |
| 190th | Liberia | 59.5 | 0.2% |
| 191st | Malawi | 58.9 | 1.9% |
| 192nd | Equatorial Guinea | 58.8 | 0.8% |
| 193rd | Benin | 58.5 | 0.1% |
| 194th | Angola | 58.1 | 1.5% |
| 195th | Zambia | 57.8 | 1.7% |
| 196th | Burundi | 57.8 | 1.3% |
| 197th | South Sudan | 57.7 | 0.3% |
| 198th | Guinea-Bissau | 57.7 | 1.2% |
| 199th | Togo | 57.6 | 0.7% |
| 200th | Niger | 57.6 | 0.9% |
| 201st | Cameroon | 57.5 | 0.9% |
| 202nd | Burkina Faso | 57.0 | 1.2% |
| 203rd | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 56.9 | 0.9% |
| 204th | Guinea | 56.8 | 0.6% |
| 205th | Namibia | 56.6 | 1.0% |
| 206th | Mali | 56.4 | 0.7% |
| 207th | Côte d'Ivoire | 56.0 | 1.2% |
| 208th | Mozambique | 55.7 | 1.3% |
| 209th | Zimbabwe | 53.9 | 3.8% |
| 210th | Sierra Leone | 52.6 | 1.3% |
| 211th | Nigeria | 51.5 | 0.3% |
| 212th | Chad | 50.4 | 0.6% |
| 213th | Central African Republic | 50.1 | 6.9% |
| 214th | Eswatini | 49.1 | 1.5% |
| 215th | Lesotho | 46.9 | 1.9% |
| 216th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 32.5 | -33.6% |
FAQ
What was Japan's life expectancy in 2011?▾
Japan's life expectancy in 2011 was 82.6. This ranked 6th globally.
How did Japan's life expectancy change in 2011?▾
Japan's life expectancy decreased by 0.3% in 2011 compared to 2010.
Which country had the highest life expectancy in 2011?▾
Monaco had the highest life expectancy in 2011 at 85.0.
What is the life expectancy of Japan in 2011?▾
The life expectancy of Japan in 2011 was 82.6. This ranked 6th globally.
How does 2011 compare to 2010 for Japan's life expectancy?▾
Japan's life expectancy went from 82.8 in 2010 to 82.6 in 2011, a 0.3% decrease.
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