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Japan life expectancy & odds of living to calculator

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Japan ranks 3/197 for average life expectancy at birth, with 82.1 years for males, 88.2 years for females, and 85.1 years for both sexes combined.

Japan life expectancy at birth by year

Average
Male
Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Total Male Female
2026 85.1 82.1 88.2
2025 85 82 88
2024 84.9 81.8 87.9
2023 84.7 81.7 87.7
2022 84.1 81.1 87.1
2021 84.6 81.5 87.6
2020 84.7 81.6 87.7
2019 84.4 81.4 87.4
2018 84.3 81.2 87.3
2017 84.2 81.1 87.3
2016 84.1 80.9 87.1
2015 83.9 80.7 87
2014 83.6 80.4 86.8
2013 83.4 80.2 86.5
2012 83.2 79.9 86.4
2011 82.7 79.4 85.8
2010 82.9 79.5 86.2
2009 83 79.5 86.3
2008 82.6 79.2 85.9
2007 82.5 79.1 85.9
2006 82.4 78.9 85.7
2005 82 78.5 85.4
2004 82.1 78.6 85.5
2003 81.9 78.3 85.2
2002 81.8 78.3 85.1
2001 81.5 78 84.8
2000 81.2 77.7 84.5
1999 80.6 77.2 83.9
1998 80.6 77.2 83.9
1997 80.6 77.2 83.7
1996 80.4 77 83.5
1995 79.7 76.4 82.8
1994 79.8 76.6 82.9
1993 79.4 76.3 82.4
1992 79.3 76.1 82.3
1991 79.3 76.2 82.2
1990 79 75.9 81.9
1989 79 76 81.8
1988 78.5 75.6 81.3
1987 78.6 75.6 81.4
1986 78.2 75.3 81
1985 77.8 74.9 80.5
1984 77.5 74.6 80.3
1983 77.1 74.2 79.8
1982 77.1 74.3 79.7
1981 76.6 73.8 79.2
1980 76.1 73.4 78.8
1979 76.2 73.4 78.8
1978 75.7 73 78.2
1977 75.3 72.7 77.9
1976 74.8 72.1 77.3
1975 74.4 71.7 76.9
1974 73.8 71.3 76.4
1973 73.4 70.8 76
1972 73.3 70.5 75.9
1971 72.8 70.1 75.5
1970 72 69.3 74.7
1969 71.9 69.2 74.6
1968 71.7 69 74.3
1967 71.4 68.8 74
1966 71.1 68.4 73.6
1965 70.3 67.7 72.8
1964 70.2 67.6 72.8
1963 69.7 67.2 72.3
1962 68.7 66.2 71.1
1961 68.4 65.9 70.8
1960 67.7 65.3 70.1
1959 67.5 65.1 69.8
1958 67 64.8 69.3
1957 65.4 63.3 67.6
1956 65.6 63.4 67.7
1955 65.7 63.6 67.8
1954 64.5 62.5 66.6
1953 63.3 61.5 65.1
1952 63 61.3 64.7
1951 61 59.3 62.6
1950 59.3 57.6 60.9

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is the average age of death for a hypothetical cohort of newborns if they experienced the age-specific mortality rates of one particular year throughout their entire lives. It's a snapshot reflecting mortality rates in a given year that does not account for any future changes in those rates.

In Japan, healthy life expectancy at birth, defined by the World Health Organization as the average number of years a person can expect to live in full health, is 71.9 years for men and 74.8 for women, with a combined average of 73.4 years. People who reach 60 can expect an additional 20.4 healthy years, 18.7 for males and 21.9 for females.

Japan life expectancy calculator

This life expectancy calculator shows the odds of living to 100, 95, 90, and below based on current age for both males and females in Japan, along with mean and median age of death. The calculations are based on the 2026 life tables (actuarial tables) from the UN World Population Prospects.


Mean remaining life expectancy: 55.6 Years

Mean expected age of death: 85.6 Years

Median expected age of death: 88.1 Years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Average Male Female
40 99.5% 99.4% 99.7%
50 98.4% 98.0% 98.9%
60 95.8% 94.5% 97.1%
65 93.3% 91.1% 95.6%
70 89.5% 85.9% 93.3%
75 84.0% 78.3% 89.9%
80 75.5% 67.3% 84.0%
85 61.9% 50.8% 73.1%
90 42.0% 29.7% 54.2%
95 20.3% 11.3% 29.0%
100 5.5% 2.2% 8.6%

Odds of dying at each age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Average Male Female
100 29.6% 34.5% 28.6%
99 27.5% 32.3% 26.4%
98 25.1% 30% 23.8%
97 22.8% 27.7% 21.4%
96 20.6% 25.5% 19.1%
95 18.6% 23.3% 17%
94 16.7% 21.2% 15%
93 14.9% 19.3% 13.2%
92 13.4% 17.5% 11.6%
91 12% 15.8% 10.2%
90 10.6% 14.2% 8.82%
89 9.4% 12.7% 7.62%
88 8.33% 11.3% 6.57%
87 7.36% 10.1% 5.66%
86 6.46% 8.9% 4.87%
85 5.67% 7.85% 4.2%
84 4.98% 6.92% 3.62%
83 4.36% 6.09% 3.1%
82 3.82% 5.37% 2.66%
81 3.37% 4.73% 2.31%
80 2.97% 4.17% 2%
79 2.61% 3.69% 1.74%
78 2.3% 3.27% 1.5%
77 2.05% 2.93% 1.31%
76 1.85% 2.65% 1.16%
75 1.68% 2.4% 1.03%
74 1.52% 2.18% 0.92%
73 1.38% 1.99% 0.82%
72 1.26% 1.82% 0.74%
71 1.16% 1.67% 0.68%
70 1.06% 1.53% 0.62%
69 0.97% 1.39% 0.57%
68 0.89% 1.28% 0.51%
67 0.82% 1.17% 0.47%
66 0.74% 1.06% 0.43%
65 0.67% 0.95% 0.39%
64 0.62% 0.87% 0.36%
63 0.56% 0.79% 0.33%
62 0.51% 0.72% 0.31%
61 0.47% 0.65% 0.29%
60 0.43% 0.59% 0.26%
59 0.39% 0.54% 0.25%
58 0.36% 0.49% 0.23%
57 0.33% 0.44% 0.21%
56 0.3% 0.41% 0.2%
55 0.28% 0.37% 0.19%
54 0.26% 0.34% 0.18%
53 0.24% 0.31% 0.17%
52 0.22% 0.28% 0.15%
51 0.2% 0.25% 0.14%
50 0.18% 0.23% 0.13%
49 0.16% 0.21% 0.12%
48 0.15% 0.19% 0.11%
47 0.13% 0.17% 0.1%
46 0.12% 0.15% 0.09%
45 0.11% 0.14% 0.08%
44 0.1% 0.12% 0.07%
43 0.09% 0.11% 0.07%
42 0.08% 0.1% 0.06%
41 0.08% 0.1% 0.06%
40 0.07% 0.09% 0.05%
39 0.06% 0.08% 0.05%
38 0.06% 0.07% 0.04%
37 0.05% 0.07% 0.04%
36 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
35 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
34 0.05% 0.06% 0.03%
33 0.04% 0.06% 0.03%
32 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
31 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
30 0.04% 0.05% 0.02%
29 0.04% 0.05% 0.02%
28 0.03% 0.05% 0.02%
27 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
26 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
25 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
24 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
23 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
22 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
21 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
20 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
19 0.02% 0.03% 0.01%
18 0.02% 0.03% 0.01%
17 0.02% 0.02% 0.01%
16 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
15 0.01% 0.01% 0.009%
14 0.01% 0.01% 0.007%
13 0.008% 0.009% 0.006%
12 0.007% 0.008% 0.006%
11 0.006% 0.006% 0.005%
10 0.005% 0.006% 0.005%
9 0.005% 0.006% 0.004%
8 0.006% 0.007% 0.004%
7 0.006% 0.007% 0.005%
6 0.007% 0.007% 0.006%
5 0.007% 0.008% 0.007%
4 0.008% 0.009% 0.007%
3 0.01% 0.01% 0.009%
2 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
1 0.03% 0.03% 0.03%
0 0.16% 0.17% 0.15%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart displays the probability of dying at any given age, as mortality rates vary throughout a lifetime.

In Japan, the risk of dying is lowest at age 9 and increases afterward. The annual chance of dying is 0.16% in the birth year, 0.04% at age 30, 0.43% at 60, and 2.97% at 80.

Aging is often defined as the increasing probability of death with age. If a 20-year-old in Japan never aged and faced the same risk of dying every year, their life expectancy would be 3,682 years — 2,650 for males and 6,234 for females.

Life expectancy by current age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Average Male Female
100 102.4 102.1 102.5
99 101.6 101.3 101.7
98 100.8 100.4 100.9
97 100.1 99.6 100.2
96 99.3 98.8 99.5
95 98.6 98.1 98.8
94 97.9 97.3 98.2
93 97.3 96.6 97.5
92 96.6 95.9 97
91 96 95.2 96.4
90 95.4 94.5 95.9
89 94.9 93.9 95.4
88 94.3 93.3 94.9
87 93.8 92.7 94.5
86 93.4 92.1 94.1
85 92.9 91.6 93.8
84 92.5 91.1 93.4
83 92.1 90.7 93.1
82 91.7 90.2 92.8
81 91.4 89.8 92.6
80 91.1 89.4 92.3
79 90.8 89.1 92.1
78 90.5 88.7 91.9
77 90.2 88.4 91.7
76 90 88.1 91.5
75 89.7 87.8 91.4
74 89.5 87.5 91.2
73 89.3 87.2 91.1
72 89.1 86.9 90.9
71 88.9 86.7 90.8
70 88.7 86.4 90.7
69 88.5 86.2 90.6
68 88.3 86 90.5
67 88.1 85.7 90.3
66 88 85.5 90.2
65 87.8 85.3 90.1
64 87.7 85.2 90.1
63 87.5 85 90
62 87.4 84.8 89.9
61 87.3 84.7 89.8
60 87.2 84.5 89.7
59 87.1 84.4 89.7
58 87 84.3 89.6
57 86.9 84.2 89.5
56 86.8 84 89.4
55 86.7 83.9 89.4
54 86.6 83.8 89.3
53 86.5 83.7 89.3
52 86.4 83.7 89.2
51 86.4 83.6 89.2
50 86.3 83.5 89.1
49 86.3 83.4 89.1
48 86.2 83.4 89
47 86.1 83.3 89
46 86.1 83.3 88.9
45 86.1 83.2 88.9
44 86 83.2 88.9
43 86 83.1 88.8
42 85.9 83.1 88.8
41 85.9 83 88.8
40 85.9 83 88.8
39 85.8 83 88.7
38 85.8 82.9 88.7
37 85.8 82.9 88.7
36 85.8 82.9 88.7
35 85.7 82.8 88.7
34 85.7 82.8 88.6
33 85.7 82.8 88.6
32 85.7 82.7 88.6
31 85.7 82.7 88.6
30 85.6 82.7 88.6
29 85.6 82.7 88.6
28 85.6 82.6 88.5
27 85.6 82.6 88.5
26 85.6 82.6 88.5
25 85.5 82.6 88.5
24 85.5 82.5 88.5
23 85.5 82.5 88.5
22 85.5 82.5 88.5
21 85.5 82.5 88.5
20 85.4 82.4 88.4
19 85.4 82.4 88.4
18 85.4 82.4 88.4
17 85.4 82.4 88.4
16 85.4 82.4 88.4
15 85.4 82.4 88.4
14 85.4 82.4 88.4
13 85.4 82.4 88.4
12 85.4 82.4 88.4
11 85.4 82.3 88.4
10 85.4 82.3 88.4
9 85.4 82.3 88.4
8 85.3 82.3 88.4
7 85.3 82.3 88.4
6 85.3 82.3 88.4
5 85.3 82.3 88.4
4 85.3 82.3 88.4
3 85.3 82.3 88.4
2 85.3 82.3 88.3
1 85.3 82.3 88.3
0 85.1 82.1 88.2

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is often mistaken for the average lifespan of an adult. However, an adult has already survived the causes of early-age mortality and can expect to live longer than the figure calculated at birth.

In Japan, a 65-year-old has a total life expectancy of 87.8 years, rising to 88.7 at 70, 89.7 at 75, and 91.1 at 80 — all higher than the 85.1 years calculated at birth.

The chart above accounts for remaining lifespan and displays total life expectancy by age and gender in Japan.

Probability of surviving to a given age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Average Male Female
100 5.47% 2.18% 8.52%
99 7.55% 3.22% 11.6%
98 10.1% 4.61% 15.2%
97 13% 6.38% 19.3%
96 16.4% 8.56% 23.9%
95 20.2% 11.2% 28.8%
94 24.2% 14.2% 33.9%
93 28.4% 17.6% 39.1%
92 32.8% 21.3% 44.2%
91 37.3% 25.3% 49.2%
90 41.7% 29.4% 53.9%
89 46.1% 33.7% 58.4%
88 50.2% 38% 62.5%
87 54.2% 42.3% 66.2%
86 58% 46.4% 69.6%
85 61.5% 50.4% 72.7%
84 64.7% 54.1% 75.4%
83 67.6% 57.6% 77.8%
82 70.3% 60.9% 80%
81 72.8% 63.9% 81.9%
80 75% 66.7% 83.5%
79 77% 69.3% 85%
78 78.8% 71.6% 86.3%
77 80.5% 73.8% 87.4%
76 82% 75.8% 88.5%
75 83.4% 77.6% 89.4%
74 84.7% 79.4% 90.2%
73 85.9% 81% 91%
72 87% 82.5% 91.6%
71 88% 83.9% 92.3%
70 88.9% 85.2% 92.8%
69 89.8% 86.4% 93.4%
68 90.6% 87.5% 93.9%
67 91.4% 88.5% 94.3%
66 92% 89.5% 94.7%
65 92.7% 90.4% 95.1%
64 93.2% 91.2% 95.4%
63 93.8% 91.9% 95.7%
62 94.2% 92.5% 96%
61 94.7% 93.1% 96.3%
60 95.1% 93.7% 96.6%
59 95.5% 94.2% 96.8%
58 95.8% 94.7% 97%
57 96.1% 95.1% 97.2%
56 96.4% 95.5% 97.4%
55 96.7% 95.8% 97.6%
54 96.9% 96.2% 97.8%
53 97.2% 96.5% 97.9%
52 97.4% 96.7% 98.1%
51 97.6% 97% 98.2%
50 97.8% 97.2% 98.3%
49 97.9% 97.4% 98.5%
48 98.1% 97.6% 98.6%
47 98.2% 97.7% 98.7%
46 98.3% 97.9% 98.8%
45 98.4% 98% 98.8%
44 98.5% 98.1% 98.9%
43 98.6% 98.3% 99%
42 98.7% 98.4% 99%
41 98.8% 98.4% 99.1%
40 98.8% 98.5% 99.1%
39 98.9% 98.6% 99.2%
38 99% 98.7% 99.2%
37 99% 98.8% 99.3%
36 99.1% 98.8% 99.3%
35 99.1% 98.9% 99.3%
34 99.2% 98.9% 99.4%
33 99.2% 99% 99.4%
32 99.2% 99% 99.4%
31 99.3% 99.1% 99.5%
30 99.3% 99.1% 99.5%
29 99.3% 99.2% 99.5%
28 99.4% 99.2% 99.5%
27 99.4% 99.3% 99.6%
26 99.4% 99.3% 99.6%
25 99.5% 99.4% 99.6%
24 99.5% 99.4% 99.6%
23 99.5% 99.5% 99.6%
22 99.6% 99.5% 99.6%
21 99.6% 99.5% 99.7%
20 99.6% 99.6% 99.7%
19 99.7% 99.6% 99.7%
18 99.7% 99.6% 99.7%
17 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
16 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
15 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
14 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
13 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
12 99.7% 99.7% 99.8%
11 99.7% 99.7% 99.8%
10 99.7% 99.7% 99.8%
9 99.8% 99.7% 99.8%
8 99.8% 99.7% 99.8%
7 99.8% 99.8% 99.8%
6 99.8% 99.8% 99.8%
5 99.8% 99.8% 99.8%
4 99.8% 99.8% 99.8%
3 99.8% 99.8% 99.8%
2 99.8% 99.8% 99.8%
1 99.8% 99.8% 99.9%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the odds of living to each age from birth. In Japan, 95.1% of newborns are expected to live past 60, 88.9% past 70, 75% past 80, 41.7% past 90, and only 5.47% past 100.

For longevity rates starting from a different age, use the calculator provided above.

Compare Japan Life expectancy vs other countries

Death rate by age in Japan

Total
Male
Female
1x
Age Death rate
Total Male Female
100 1,678 617 2,666
99 2,073 1,042 3,052
98 2,523 1,382 3,623
97 2,968 1,769 4,141
96 3,384 2,184 4,575
95 3,744 2,606 4,896
94 4,029 3,009 5,088
93 4,248 3,384 5,165
92 4,389 3,713 5,127
91 4,457 3,986 4,995
90 4,432 4,170 4,757
89 4,330 4,274 4,450
88 4,183 4,311 4,107
87 3,990 4,269 3,750
86 3,742 4,132 3,389
85 3,487 3,955 3,054
84 3,223 3,747 2,730
83 2,948 3,511 2,414
82 2,687 3,268 2,130
81 2,455 3,024 1,888
80 2,230 2,784 1,673
79 2,012 2,554 1,476
78 1,816 2,343 1,298
77 1,651 2,164 1,146
76 1,517 2,008 1,022
75 1,401 1,866 921
74 1,287 1,733 827
73 1,184 1,611 745
72 1,099 1,504 681
71 1,023 1,402 628
70 946 1,300 577
69 873 1,204 528
68 808 1,120 483
67 746 1,036 442
66 682 945 405
65 623 862 371
64 574 795 340
63 527 727 316
62 484 663 295.4
61 444 606 274.5
60 409 554 255.2
59 376 505 238.6
58 345 461 223
57 318 423 207.9
56 292.4 388 193.4
55 268.8 354 181
54 248.6 324 171.1
53 230.8 297.2 162.3
52 210.2 268.8 149.8
51 190.5 242.6 137
50 175 221.9 126.9
49 161 203.2 117.7
48 146.1 183.7 107.6
47 131.8 165.2 97.5
46 119.4 149.3 88.6
45 108.1 135 80.4
44 97.5 121.6 72.8
43 88.6 110.2 66.4
42 81.6 101.4 61.3
41 75.5 93.9 56.6
40 69.4 86.6 51.4
39 62.9 79.1 45.9
38 57.3 72.6 41.4
37 53.5 67.6 38.8
36 50.8 63.9 37
35 48.2 61 34.9
34 45.6 58.3 32.3
33 42.6 55.2 29.4
32 40.1 52.5 27.2
31 38.6 50.7 26.1
30 37.3 49.4 24.6
29 35.6 47.7 23.1
28 33.7 44.9 22
27 32.3 43 21.2
26 32.1 43.3 20.3
25 32.1 44.1 19.5
24 31.5 43.6 18.9
23 31 43 18.4
22 31.1 43.6 17.8
21 30.1 42.5 17.1
20 27.1 37.6 16
19 23.5 32.4 14
18 20 27.4 12.2
17 16.8 22.3 11.1
16 14.1 17.8 10.1
15 11.8 14.5 8.86
14 9.64 11.7 7.48
13 7.87 9.34 6.33
12 6.61 7.54 5.62
11 5.84 6.35 5.31
10 5.38 5.91 4.83
9 5.22 6.22 4.16
8 5.5 6.53 4.42
7 6 6.73 5.24
6 6.49 7.04 5.92
5 7.11 7.67 6.52
4 8.18 8.85 7.48
3 9.87 10.6 9.08
2 13.4 14.1 12.7
1 31 31.9 30
0 157.4 165.1 149.4

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the number of deaths by age up to 100 for 3 cohorts of 100,000 newborns each — male, female, and both combined — illustrating how expected mortality is distributed throughout life.

In Japan, the most probable age of death — the age at which the highest number of deaths occur — is 91 for both sexes combined, 88 for males, and 93 for females. Vertical lines mark the median age of death: 85.1 for men, 90.8 for women, and 88.1 combined, meaning only half of each cohort is expected to live past that age.

Note that this chart does not show rates per 100,000 population, as those would be skewed by age structure and reflect Japan's demographics more than its death rate.

Life expectancy in other countries

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Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Data sources:

  1. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  2. World Health Organization (WHO) | Global Health Observatory (2021, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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