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Life Expectancy in Japan vs New Zealand (1950-2026)

Updated on by Georank team

The average life expectancy at birth is 85.1 years in Japan vs 82.5 in New Zealand. Japan is ranked 3/197 by life expectancy, and New Zealand is 27/197. In Japan, the life expectancy is 82.1 years for males and 88.2 years for females. In New Zealand, it's 80.9 years for males and 84.1 years for females.

Japan vs New Zealand life expectancy at birth by year

Japan
Male

Female
New Zealand
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Japan New Zealand
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 85.1 82.1 88.2 82.5 80.9 84.1
2025 85 82 88 82.4 80.8 84
2024 84.9 81.8 87.9 82.2 80.6 83.9
2023 84.7 81.7 87.7 82.1 80.4 83.8
2022 84.1 81.1 87.1 81 79.5 82.6
2021 84.6 81.5 87.6 82.3 80.6 84
2020 84.7 81.6 87.7 82.7 80.8 84.5
2019 84.4 81.4 87.4 81.8 80 83.6
2018 84.3 81.2 87.3 81.9 80.1 83.6
2017 84.2 81.1 87.3 81.6 79.9 83.3
2016 84.1 80.9 87.1 82 80.2 83.7
2015 83.9 80.7 87 81.6 79.9 83.2
2014 83.6 80.4 86.8 81.4 79.6 83.2
2013 83.4 80.2 86.5 81.6 79.8 83.4
2012 83.2 79.9 86.4 81.2 79.3 83
2011 82.7 79.4 85.8 80.8 79 82.6
2010 82.9 79.5 86.2 81.1 79.1 82.9
2009 83 79.5 86.3 80.5 78.5 82.5
2008 82.6 79.2 85.9 80.2 78.2 82.2
2007 82.5 79.1 85.9 80.1 78 82.2
2006 82.4 78.9 85.7 80 77.9 82
2005 82 78.5 85.4 80 77.8 82.1
2004 82.1 78.6 85.5 79.4 77.2 81.4
2003 81.9 78.3 85.2 79.1 76.8 81.3
2002 81.8 78.3 85.1 78.9 76.6 81.1
2001 81.5 78 84.8 78.7 76.2 81
2000 81.2 77.7 84.5 78.7 76 81.2
1999 80.6 77.2 83.9 77.9 75.4 80.4
1998 80.6 77.2 83.9 78.2 75.5 80.8
1997 80.6 77.2 83.7 77.3 74.6 80
1996 80.4 77 83.5 76.8 74.2 79.3
1995 79.7 76.4 82.8 76.8 74.1 79.5
1994 79.8 76.6 82.9 76.9 74.1 79.6
1993 79.4 76.3 82.4 76.5 73.8 79.2
1992 79.3 76.1 82.3 76.2 73.1 79.3
1991 79.3 76.2 82.2 76.1 73.3 78.9
1990 79 75.9 81.9 75.4 72.5 78.4
1989 79 76 81.8 74.9 71.8 78
1988 78.5 75.6 81.3 74.5 71.4 77.6
1987 78.6 75.6 81.4 74.2 71.3 77.1
1986 78.2 75.3 81 74.1 71 77.4
1985 77.8 74.9 80.5 73.9 71 76.8
1984 77.5 74.6 80.3 74.4 71.2 77.7
1983 77.1 74.2 79.8 73.8 70.8 76.9
1982 77.1 74.3 79.7 73.7 70.7 76.9
1981 76.6 73.8 79.2 73.6 70.5 76.9
1980 76.1 73.4 78.8 72.9 70 75.8
1979 76.2 73.4 78.8 73.1 69.8 76.5
1978 75.7 73 78.2 73 69.8 76.4
1977 75.3 72.7 77.9 72.1 68.9 75.6
1976 74.8 72.1 77.3 72.4 69.3 75.7
1975 74.4 71.7 76.9 72.2 69 75.6
1974 73.8 71.3 76.4 71.9 68.9 75.1
1973 73.4 70.8 76 71.7 68.4 75.1
1972 73.3 70.5 75.9 71.8 69 74.7
1971 72.8 70.1 75.5 71.7 68.7 75
1970 72 69.3 74.7 71.2 68.2 74.5
1969 71.9 69.2 74.6 71.5 68.4 74.7
1968 71.7 69 74.3 71.1 68.1 74.3
1967 71.4 68.8 74 71.4 68.4 74.7
1966 71.1 68.4 73.6 71.1 68.1 74.3
1965 70.3 67.7 72.8 71.2 68.3 74.3
1964 70.2 67.6 72.8 71.3 68.5 74.3
1963 69.7 67.2 72.3 71.3 68.5 74.2
1962 68.7 66.2 71.1 71.2 68.5 74.1
1961 68.4 65.9 70.8 70.9 68.4 73.7
1960 67.7 65.3 70.1 71.2 68.7 74
1959 67.5 65.1 69.8 70.8 68.3 73.4
1958 67 64.8 69.3 70.9 68.4 73.5
1957 65.4 63.3 67.6 70.3 67.7 73
1956 65.6 63.4 67.7 70.7 68.4 73.3
1955 65.7 63.6 67.8 70.5 68.1 73
1954 64.5 62.5 66.6 70.3 68 72.9
1953 63.3 61.5 65.1 70.2 67.9 72.7
1952 63 61.3 64.7 69.4 67.4 71.5
1951 61 59.3 62.6 69.1 67 71.4
1950 59.3 57.6 60.9 69.3 67.4 71.2

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.

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 73.4 years in Japan and 70 in New Zealand. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 20.4 healthy years in Japan and 18.8 in New Zealand.

Japan vs New Zealand 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 and New Zealand, 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 vs 53.4 years

Mean expected age of death:
85.6 vs 83.4 years

Median expected age of death:
88.1 vs 85.9 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Japan New Zealand
Male Female Male Female
40 99.4% 99.7% 99.1% 99.5%
50 98.0% 98.9% 97.5% 98.4%
60 94.5% 97.1% 93.6% 95.6%
65 91.1% 95.6% 90.3% 93.3%
70 85.9% 93.3% 85.3% 89.7%
75 78.3% 89.9% 77.8% 84.0%
80 67.3% 84.0% 65.9% 74.6%
85 50.8% 73.1% 48.3% 59.2%
90 29.7% 54.2% 26.5% 37.2%
95 11.3% 29.0% 8.7% 14.9%
100 2.2% 8.6% 1.3% 2.8%

Life expectancy by current age

Japan
Male

Female
New Zealand
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Japan New Zealand
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 102.4 102.1 102.5 102 101.9 102
99 101.6 101.3 101.7 101.2 101 101.2
98 100.8 100.4 100.9 100.3 100.2 100.4
97 100.1 99.6 100.2 99.5 99.3 99.6
96 99.3 98.8 99.5 98.7 98.5 98.8
95 98.6 98.1 98.8 97.9 97.7 98
94 97.9 97.3 98.2 97.2 96.9 97.3
93 97.3 96.6 97.5 96.4 96.2 96.6
92 96.6 95.9 97 95.7 95.5 95.9
91 96 95.2 96.4 95.1 94.8 95.3
90 95.4 94.5 95.9 94.4 94.1 94.6
89 94.9 93.9 95.4 93.8 93.4 94.1
88 94.3 93.3 94.9 93.2 92.8 93.5
87 93.8 92.7 94.5 92.7 92.2 93
86 93.4 92.1 94.1 92.1 91.6 92.5
85 92.9 91.6 93.8 91.6 91.1 92
84 92.5 91.1 93.4 91.2 90.6 91.6
83 92.1 90.7 93.1 90.7 90.1 91.2
82 91.7 90.2 92.8 90.3 89.7 90.8
81 91.4 89.8 92.6 89.9 89.3 90.4
80 91.1 89.4 92.3 89.5 88.9 90.1
79 90.8 89.1 92.1 89.2 88.5 89.8
78 90.5 88.7 91.9 88.8 88.1 89.5
77 90.2 88.4 91.7 88.5 87.8 89.2
76 90 88.1 91.5 88.2 87.4 89
75 89.7 87.8 91.4 88 87.1 88.7
74 89.5 87.5 91.2 87.7 86.9 88.5
73 89.3 87.2 91.1 87.5 86.6 88.3
72 89.1 86.9 90.9 87.2 86.3 88.1
71 88.9 86.7 90.8 87 86.1 87.9
70 88.7 86.4 90.7 86.8 85.9 87.7
69 88.5 86.2 90.6 86.6 85.6 87.5
68 88.3 86 90.5 86.4 85.4 87.4
67 88.1 85.7 90.3 86.3 85.2 87.2
66 88 85.5 90.2 86.1 85 87.1
65 87.8 85.3 90.1 85.9 84.9 86.9
64 87.7 85.2 90.1 85.8 84.7 86.8
63 87.5 85 90 85.6 84.5 86.7
62 87.4 84.8 89.9 85.5 84.4 86.6
61 87.3 84.7 89.8 85.4 84.2 86.4
60 87.2 84.5 89.7 85.2 84.1 86.3
59 87.1 84.4 89.7 85.1 83.9 86.2
58 87 84.3 89.6 85 83.8 86.1
57 86.9 84.2 89.5 84.9 83.7 86
56 86.8 84 89.4 84.8 83.5 86
55 86.7 83.9 89.4 84.7 83.4 85.9
54 86.6 83.8 89.3 84.6 83.3 85.8
53 86.5 83.7 89.3 84.5 83.2 85.7
52 86.4 83.7 89.2 84.4 83.1 85.6
51 86.4 83.6 89.2 84.3 83 85.6
50 86.3 83.5 89.1 84.2 82.9 85.5
49 86.3 83.4 89.1 84.2 82.9 85.4
48 86.2 83.4 89 84.1 82.8 85.4
47 86.1 83.3 89 84 82.7 85.3
46 86.1 83.3 88.9 84 82.6 85.3
45 86.1 83.2 88.9 83.9 82.6 85.2
44 86 83.2 88.9 83.9 82.5 85.2
43 86 83.1 88.8 83.8 82.5 85.1
42 85.9 83.1 88.8 83.8 82.4 85.1
41 85.9 83 88.8 83.7 82.4 85.1
40 85.9 83 88.8 83.7 82.3 85
39 85.8 83 88.7 83.7 82.3 85
38 85.8 82.9 88.7 83.6 82.2 85
37 85.8 82.9 88.7 83.6 82.2 84.9
36 85.8 82.9 88.7 83.6 82.2 84.9
35 85.7 82.8 88.7 83.5 82.1 84.9
34 85.7 82.8 88.6 83.5 82.1 84.9
33 85.7 82.8 88.6 83.5 82 84.8
32 85.7 82.7 88.6 83.4 82 84.8
31 85.7 82.7 88.6 83.4 82 84.8
30 85.6 82.7 88.6 83.4 81.9 84.8
29 85.6 82.7 88.6 83.3 81.9 84.8
28 85.6 82.6 88.5 83.3 81.8 84.7
27 85.6 82.6 88.5 83.3 81.8 84.7
26 85.6 82.6 88.5 83.2 81.8 84.7
25 85.5 82.6 88.5 83.2 81.7 84.7
24 85.5 82.5 88.5 83.2 81.7 84.7
23 85.5 82.5 88.5 83.2 81.6 84.7
22 85.5 82.5 88.5 83.1 81.6 84.6
21 85.5 82.5 88.5 83.1 81.5 84.6
20 85.4 82.4 88.4 83.1 81.5 84.6
19 85.4 82.4 88.4 83 81.5 84.6
18 85.4 82.4 88.4 83 81.4 84.6
17 85.4 82.4 88.4 83 81.4 84.5
16 85.4 82.4 88.4 83 81.4 84.5
15 85.4 82.4 88.4 82.9 81.4 84.5
14 85.4 82.4 88.4 82.9 81.4 84.5
13 85.4 82.4 88.4 82.9 81.3 84.5
12 85.4 82.4 88.4 82.9 81.3 84.5
11 85.4 82.3 88.4 82.9 81.3 84.5
10 85.4 82.3 88.4 82.9 81.3 84.5
9 85.4 82.3 88.4 82.9 81.3 84.5
8 85.3 82.3 88.4 82.9 81.3 84.5
7 85.3 82.3 88.4 82.9 81.3 84.5
6 85.3 82.3 88.4 82.9 81.3 84.5
5 85.3 82.3 88.4 82.9 81.3 84.5
4 85.3 82.3 88.4 82.9 81.3 84.5
3 85.3 82.3 88.4 82.9 81.3 84.4
2 85.3 82.3 88.3 82.9 81.3 84.4
1 85.3 82.3 88.3 82.8 81.2 84.4
0 85.1 82.1 88.2 82.5 80.9 84.1

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.

A 30-year-old in Japan can expect to live to 85.6 years compared to 83.4 in New Zealand, rising to 87.8 and 85.9 at 65, and to 91.1 and 89.5 at 80 — higher than the 85.1 and 82.5 years calculated at birth.

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

Probability of surviving to a given age

Japan
Male

Female
New Zealand
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Japan New Zealand
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 5.47% 2.18% 8.52% 2.07% 1.3% 2.82%
99 7.55% 3.22% 11.6% 3.14% 2.04% 4.22%
98 10.1% 4.61% 15.2% 4.59% 3.08% 6.08%
97 13% 6.38% 19.3% 6.48% 4.48% 8.44%
96 16.4% 8.56% 23.9% 8.84% 6.3% 11.3%
95 20.2% 11.2% 28.8% 11.7% 8.57% 14.7%
94 24.2% 14.2% 33.9% 15% 11.3% 18.6%
93 28.4% 17.6% 39.1% 18.7% 14.5% 22.8%
92 32.8% 21.3% 44.2% 22.7% 18% 27.4%
91 37.3% 25.3% 49.2% 27.1% 21.9% 32.1%
90 41.7% 29.4% 53.9% 31.5% 26.1% 36.9%
89 46.1% 33.7% 58.4% 36.1% 30.4% 41.6%
88 50.2% 38% 62.5% 40.6% 34.8% 46.3%
87 54.2% 42.3% 66.2% 44.9% 39.2% 50.7%
86 58% 46.4% 69.6% 49.1% 43.4% 54.8%
85 61.5% 50.4% 72.7% 53.1% 47.6% 58.7%
84 64.7% 54.1% 75.4% 56.9% 51.5% 62.3%
83 67.6% 57.6% 77.8% 60.4% 55.2% 65.6%
82 70.3% 60.9% 80% 63.6% 58.6% 68.6%
81 72.8% 63.9% 81.9% 66.7% 61.9% 71.4%
80 75% 66.7% 83.5% 69.4% 64.9% 73.9%
79 77% 69.3% 85% 71.9% 67.6% 76.2%
78 78.8% 71.6% 86.3% 74.2% 70.2% 78.2%
77 80.5% 73.8% 87.4% 76.3% 72.5% 80.1%
76 82% 75.8% 88.5% 78.2% 74.6% 81.7%
75 83.4% 77.6% 89.4% 79.9% 76.6% 83.2%
74 84.7% 79.4% 90.2% 81.5% 78.4% 84.6%
73 85.9% 81% 91% 83% 80% 85.9%
72 87% 82.5% 91.6% 84.3% 81.5% 87%
71 88% 83.9% 92.3% 85.4% 82.9% 88%
70 88.9% 85.2% 92.8% 86.5% 84.1% 88.9%
69 89.8% 86.4% 93.4% 87.5% 85.2% 89.8%
68 90.6% 87.5% 93.9% 88.4% 86.2% 90.5%
67 91.4% 88.5% 94.3% 89.2% 87.2% 91.2%
66 92% 89.5% 94.7% 90% 88.1% 91.9%
65 92.7% 90.4% 95.1% 90.7% 88.9% 92.5%
64 93.2% 91.2% 95.4% 91.3% 89.7% 93%
63 93.8% 91.9% 95.7% 91.9% 90.4% 93.5%
62 94.2% 92.5% 96% 92.5% 91.1% 93.9%
61 94.7% 93.1% 96.3% 93% 91.7% 94.4%
60 95.1% 93.7% 96.6% 93.5% 92.3% 94.7%
59 95.5% 94.2% 96.8% 93.9% 92.8% 95.1%
58 95.8% 94.7% 97% 94.4% 93.3% 95.4%
57 96.1% 95.1% 97.2% 94.7% 93.7% 95.8%
56 96.4% 95.5% 97.4% 95.1% 94.1% 96.1%
55 96.7% 95.8% 97.6% 95.4% 94.5% 96.3%
54 96.9% 96.2% 97.8% 95.7% 94.9% 96.6%
53 97.2% 96.5% 97.9% 96% 95.2% 96.8%
52 97.4% 96.7% 98.1% 96.3% 95.5% 97%
51 97.6% 97% 98.2% 96.5% 95.8% 97.3%
50 97.8% 97.2% 98.3% 96.7% 96% 97.4%
49 97.9% 97.4% 98.5% 96.9% 96.3% 97.6%
48 98.1% 97.6% 98.6% 97.1% 96.5% 97.8%
47 98.2% 97.7% 98.7% 97.3% 96.7% 97.9%
46 98.3% 97.9% 98.8% 97.4% 96.9% 98%
45 98.4% 98% 98.8% 97.6% 97% 98.2%
44 98.5% 98.1% 98.9% 97.7% 97.2% 98.3%
43 98.6% 98.3% 99% 97.8% 97.3% 98.4%
42 98.7% 98.4% 99% 97.9% 97.4% 98.4%
41 98.8% 98.4% 99.1% 98% 97.6% 98.5%
40 98.8% 98.5% 99.1% 98.1% 97.7% 98.6%
39 98.9% 98.6% 99.2% 98.2% 97.8% 98.6%
38 99% 98.7% 99.2% 98.3% 97.9% 98.7%
37 99% 98.8% 99.3% 98.3% 98% 98.8%
36 99.1% 98.8% 99.3% 98.4% 98% 98.8%
35 99.1% 98.9% 99.3% 98.5% 98.1% 98.9%
34 99.2% 98.9% 99.4% 98.5% 98.2% 98.9%
33 99.2% 99% 99.4% 98.6% 98.3% 99%
32 99.2% 99% 99.4% 98.7% 98.4% 99%
31 99.3% 99.1% 99.5% 98.7% 98.4% 99%
30 99.3% 99.1% 99.5% 98.8% 98.5% 99.1%
29 99.3% 99.2% 99.5% 98.8% 98.6% 99.1%
28 99.4% 99.2% 99.5% 98.9% 98.7% 99.1%
27 99.4% 99.3% 99.6% 98.9% 98.7% 99.2%
26 99.4% 99.3% 99.6% 99% 98.8% 99.2%
25 99.5% 99.4% 99.6% 99% 98.9% 99.2%
24 99.5% 99.4% 99.6% 99.1% 98.9% 99.3%
23 99.5% 99.5% 99.6% 99.2% 99% 99.3%
22 99.6% 99.5% 99.6% 99.2% 99.1% 99.3%
21 99.6% 99.5% 99.7% 99.3% 99.2% 99.3%
20 99.6% 99.6% 99.7% 99.3% 99.2% 99.4%
19 99.7% 99.6% 99.7% 99.3% 99.3% 99.4%
18 99.7% 99.6% 99.7% 99.4% 99.3% 99.4%
17 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 99.4% 99.4% 99.5%
16 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 99.4% 99.4% 99.5%
15 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 99.5% 99.5% 99.5%
14 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 99.5% 99.5% 99.5%
13 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 99.5% 99.5% 99.5%
12 99.7% 99.7% 99.8% 99.5% 99.5% 99.5%
11 99.7% 99.7% 99.8% 99.5% 99.5% 99.5%
10 99.7% 99.7% 99.8% 99.5% 99.5% 99.5%
9 99.8% 99.7% 99.8% 99.5% 99.5% 99.5%
8 99.8% 99.7% 99.8% 99.5% 99.5% 99.6%
7 99.8% 99.8% 99.8% 99.5% 99.5% 99.6%
6 99.8% 99.8% 99.8% 99.5% 99.5% 99.6%
5 99.8% 99.8% 99.8% 99.6% 99.5% 99.6%
4 99.8% 99.8% 99.8% 99.6% 99.6% 99.6%
3 99.8% 99.8% 99.8% 99.6% 99.6% 99.6%
2 99.8% 99.8% 99.8% 99.6% 99.6% 99.6%
1 99.8% 99.8% 99.9% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%

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. 95.1% of newborns in Japan and 93.5% in New Zealand are expected to live past 60, 88.9% and 86.5% past 70, 75% and 69.4% past 80, and only 41.7% and 31.5% past 90.

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

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Odds of dying at each age

Japan
Male

Female
New Zealand
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Japan New Zealand
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 29.6% 34.5% 28.6% 36.6% 38.6% 35.7%
99 27.5% 32.3% 26.4% 34.2% 36.2% 33.2%
98 25.1% 30% 23.8% 31.6% 33.7% 30.6%
97 22.8% 27.7% 21.4% 29.1% 31.3% 28%
96 20.6% 25.5% 19.1% 26.7% 28.9% 25.5%
95 18.6% 23.3% 17% 24.3% 26.5% 23.1%
94 16.7% 21.2% 15% 22% 24.1% 20.8%
93 14.9% 19.3% 13.2% 19.8% 21.9% 18.6%
92 13.4% 17.5% 11.6% 17.8% 19.7% 16.6%
91 12% 15.8% 10.2% 16% 17.8% 14.7%
90 10.6% 14.2% 8.82% 14.2% 15.9% 13%
89 9.4% 12.7% 7.62% 12.6% 14.2% 11.4%
88 8.33% 11.3% 6.57% 11.1% 12.7% 9.97%
87 7.36% 10.1% 5.66% 9.74% 11.2% 8.68%
86 6.46% 8.9% 4.87% 8.55% 9.84% 7.56%
85 5.67% 7.85% 4.2% 7.51% 8.68% 6.6%
84 4.98% 6.92% 3.62% 6.58% 7.6% 5.76%
83 4.36% 6.09% 3.1% 5.81% 6.71% 5.06%
82 3.82% 5.37% 2.66% 5.12% 5.91% 4.44%
81 3.37% 4.73% 2.31% 4.54% 5.26% 3.91%
80 2.97% 4.17% 2% 3.97% 4.61% 3.4%
79 2.61% 3.69% 1.74% 3.49% 4.07% 2.97%
78 2.3% 3.27% 1.5% 3.08% 3.61% 2.61%
77 2.05% 2.93% 1.31% 2.74% 3.23% 2.31%
76 1.85% 2.65% 1.16% 2.43% 2.85% 2.03%
75 1.68% 2.4% 1.03% 2.17% 2.55% 1.81%
74 1.52% 2.18% 0.92% 1.94% 2.28% 1.62%
73 1.38% 1.99% 0.82% 1.73% 2.04% 1.45%
72 1.26% 1.82% 0.74% 1.54% 1.82% 1.28%
71 1.16% 1.67% 0.68% 1.38% 1.63% 1.15%
70 1.06% 1.53% 0.62% 1.24% 1.46% 1.04%
69 0.97% 1.39% 0.57% 1.12% 1.32% 0.94%
68 0.89% 1.28% 0.51% 1.02% 1.2% 0.85%
67 0.82% 1.17% 0.47% 0.93% 1.1% 0.77%
66 0.74% 1.06% 0.43% 0.85% 1.02% 0.7%
65 0.67% 0.95% 0.39% 0.77% 0.93% 0.63%
64 0.62% 0.87% 0.36% 0.71% 0.86% 0.58%
63 0.56% 0.79% 0.33% 0.65% 0.79% 0.53%
62 0.51% 0.72% 0.31% 0.6% 0.73% 0.48%
61 0.47% 0.65% 0.29% 0.56% 0.68% 0.44%
60 0.43% 0.59% 0.26% 0.51% 0.62% 0.41%
59 0.39% 0.54% 0.25% 0.47% 0.57% 0.38%
58 0.36% 0.49% 0.23% 0.44% 0.53% 0.35%
57 0.33% 0.44% 0.21% 0.41% 0.48% 0.33%
56 0.3% 0.41% 0.2% 0.38% 0.45% 0.31%
55 0.28% 0.37% 0.19% 0.35% 0.41% 0.29%
54 0.26% 0.34% 0.18% 0.32% 0.38% 0.27%
53 0.24% 0.31% 0.17% 0.29% 0.34% 0.25%
52 0.22% 0.28% 0.15% 0.27% 0.31% 0.23%
51 0.2% 0.25% 0.14% 0.25% 0.29% 0.21%
50 0.18% 0.23% 0.13% 0.23% 0.26% 0.19%
49 0.16% 0.21% 0.12% 0.2% 0.24% 0.17%
48 0.15% 0.19% 0.11% 0.19% 0.22% 0.16%
47 0.13% 0.17% 0.1% 0.17% 0.2% 0.15%
46 0.12% 0.15% 0.09% 0.16% 0.18% 0.13%
45 0.11% 0.14% 0.08% 0.14% 0.17% 0.12%
44 0.1% 0.12% 0.07% 0.13% 0.16% 0.11%
43 0.09% 0.11% 0.07% 0.12% 0.14% 0.09%
42 0.08% 0.1% 0.06% 0.11% 0.13% 0.08%
41 0.08% 0.1% 0.06% 0.1% 0.12% 0.08%
40 0.07% 0.09% 0.05% 0.09% 0.11% 0.07%
39 0.06% 0.08% 0.05% 0.08% 0.1% 0.06%
38 0.06% 0.07% 0.04% 0.08% 0.1% 0.06%
37 0.05% 0.07% 0.04% 0.08% 0.09% 0.06%
36 0.05% 0.06% 0.04% 0.07% 0.09% 0.05%
35 0.05% 0.06% 0.04% 0.07% 0.09% 0.05%
34 0.05% 0.06% 0.03% 0.07% 0.09% 0.05%
33 0.04% 0.06% 0.03% 0.06% 0.08% 0.04%
32 0.04% 0.05% 0.03% 0.06% 0.08% 0.04%
31 0.04% 0.05% 0.03% 0.06% 0.08% 0.04%
30 0.04% 0.05% 0.02% 0.06% 0.07% 0.04%
29 0.04% 0.05% 0.02% 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
28 0.03% 0.05% 0.02% 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
27 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
26 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
25 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
24 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
23 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
22 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
21 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
20 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
19 0.02% 0.03% 0.01% 0.05% 0.06% 0.03%
18 0.02% 0.03% 0.01% 0.04% 0.06% 0.03%
17 0.02% 0.02% 0.01% 0.04% 0.05% 0.02%
16 0.01% 0.02% 0.01% 0.03% 0.03% 0.02%
15 0.01% 0.01% 0.009% 0.02% 0.03% 0.02%
14 0.01% 0.01% 0.007% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
13 0.008% 0.009% 0.006% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
12 0.007% 0.008% 0.006% 0.009% 0.009% 0.008%
11 0.006% 0.006% 0.005% 0.007% 0.007% 0.006%
10 0.005% 0.006% 0.005% 0.006% 0.007% 0.005%
9 0.005% 0.006% 0.004% 0.006% 0.007% 0.005%
8 0.006% 0.007% 0.004% 0.006% 0.007% 0.006%
7 0.006% 0.007% 0.005% 0.007% 0.007% 0.006%
6 0.007% 0.007% 0.006% 0.007% 0.008% 0.006%
5 0.007% 0.008% 0.007% 0.008% 0.008% 0.007%
4 0.008% 0.009% 0.007% 0.009% 0.01% 0.007%
3 0.01% 0.01% 0.009% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
2 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.02% 0.03% 0.02%
1 0.03% 0.03% 0.03% 0.05% 0.06% 0.05%
0 0.16% 0.17% 0.15% 0.35% 0.35% 0.35%

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/japan/new-zealand | CC BY

This chart displays the probability of dying at any given age in Japan compared to New Zealand, as mortality rates vary throughout a lifetime.

The annual chance of dying is 0.16% in the birth year in Japan and 0.35% in New Zealand, 0.04% vs 0.06% at age 30, 0.43% vs 0.51% at 60, and 2.97% vs 3.97% at 80.

Death rate by age in Japan vs New Zealand

Japan
Male

Female
New Zealand
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
Japan New Zealand
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 1,678 617 2,666 591 299 876
99 2,073 1,042 3,052 1,073 738 1,401
98 2,523 1,382 3,623 1,454 1,038 1,860
97 2,968 1,769 4,141 1,889 1,402 2,365
96 3,384 2,184 4,575 2,360 1,820 2,888
95 3,744 2,606 4,896 2,840 2,272 3,397
94 4,029 3,009 5,088 3,298 2,728 3,858
93 4,248 3,384 5,165 3,709 3,162 4,247
92 4,389 3,713 5,127 4,057 3,557 4,545
91 4,457 3,986 4,995 4,318 3,893 4,731
90 4,432 4,170 4,757 4,472 4,148 4,792
89 4,330 4,274 4,450 4,529 4,320 4,746
88 4,183 4,311 4,107 4,500 4,403 4,611
87 3,990 4,269 3,750 4,378 4,377 4,395
86 3,742 4,132 3,389 4,200 4,275 4,141
85 3,487 3,955 3,054 3,993 4,126 3,875
84 3,223 3,747 2,730 3,740 3,909 3,583
83 2,948 3,511 2,414 3,508 3,701 3,316
82 2,687 3,268 2,130 3,258 3,468 3,045
81 2,455 3,024 1,888 3,025 3,256 2,792
80 2,230 2,784 1,673 2,753 2,992 2,514
79 2,012 2,554 1,476 2,511 2,756 2,264
78 1,816 2,343 1,298 2,289 2,536 2,039
77 1,651 2,164 1,146 2,095 2,340 1,846
76 1,517 2,008 1,022 1,897 2,130 1,662
75 1,401 1,866 921 1,732 1,952 1,510
74 1,287 1,733 827 1,579 1,787 1,371
73 1,184 1,611 745 1,435 1,631 1,241
72 1,099 1,504 681 1,298 1,481 1,117
71 1,023 1,402 628 1,182 1,353 1,015
70 946 1,300 577 1,071 1,224 922
69 873 1,204 528 981 1,122 845
68 808 1,120 483 902 1,036 772
67 746 1,036 442 832 962 704
66 682 945 405 768 898 643
65 623 862 371 702 826 583
64 574 795 340 650 768 538
63 527 727 316 600 712 493
62 484 663 295.4 555 661 452
61 444 606 274.5 518 620 419
60 409 554 255.2 478 572 385
59 376 505 238.6 443 530 360
58 345 461 223 412 490 337
57 318 423 207.9 385 454 317
56 292.4 388 193.4 357 419 297.3
55 268.8 354 181 334 390 279.1
54 248.6 324 171.1 308 358 258.9
53 230.8 297.2 162.3 283 327 239.9
52 210.2 268.8 149.8 259 298.4 220.9
51 190.5 242.6 137 239.2 275.4 203.8
50 175 221.9 126.9 217.7 250.8 185
49 161 203.2 117.7 198.7 229 168.7
48 146.1 183.7 107.6 182.2 209.5 155.2
47 131.8 165.2 97.5 167.5 192.3 143.1
46 119.4 149.3 88.6 153.6 176.8 130.6
45 108.1 135 80.4 140.1 162.7 117.6
44 97.5 121.6 72.8 128.2 151.1 105.5
43 88.6 110.2 66.4 116.2 139.2 93.4
42 81.6 101.4 61.3 105.2 128 82.6
41 75.5 93.9 56.6 96.6 119.1 74.5
40 69.4 86.6 51.4 88.3 108.9 67.8
39 62.9 79.1 45.9 82.3 100.7 63.9
38 57.3 72.6 41.4 77.2 94 60.5
37 53.5 67.6 38.8 74.1 90.9 57.2
36 50.8 63.9 37 71.2 88.6 53.7
35 48.2 61 34.9 68.8 86.6 50.7
34 45.6 58.3 32.3 66.3 84.2 47.7
33 42.6 55.2 29.4 63.4 81.5 44.4
32 40.1 52.5 27.2 60.6 78.9 41.3
31 38.6 50.7 26.1 58 76.1 38.4
30 37.3 49.4 24.6 54.8 72.5 35.6
29 35.6 47.7 23.1 52.8 70.4 33.9
28 33.7 44.9 22 51.7 69.1 33
27 32.3 43 21.2 51.5 69.3 32.4
26 32.1 43.3 20.3 52 71.2 31.5
25 32.1 44.1 19.5 52.7 73.5 30.8
24 31.5 43.6 18.9 52.6 73.9 30.2
23 31 43 18.4 52.1 73.2 29.9
22 31.1 43.6 17.8 51 71.7 29.2
21 30.1 42.5 17.1 49.5 69.8 28.4
20 27.1 37.6 16 47.4 66.7 27.2
19 23.5 32.4 14 45 62.7 26.3
18 20 27.4 12.2 40.6 55 25.3
17 16.8 22.3 11.1 35 45 24.3
16 14.1 17.8 10.1 28.8 34.7 22.6
15 11.8 14.5 8.86 22.5 25.5 19.3
14 9.64 11.7 7.48 16.8 18.2 15.3
13 7.87 9.34 6.33 11.9 12.7 11.2
12 6.61 7.54 5.62 8.52 9.13 7.88
11 5.84 6.35 5.31 6.5 7.19 5.76
10 5.38 5.91 4.83 5.75 6.56 4.89
9 5.22 6.22 4.16 5.95 6.79 5.06
8 5.5 6.53 4.42 6.31 7 5.58
7 6 6.73 5.24 6.66 7.2 6.09
6 6.49 7.04 5.92 6.98 7.59 6.34
5 7.11 7.67 6.52 7.55 8.43 6.62
4 8.18 8.85 7.48 8.67 9.92 7.35
3 9.87 10.6 9.08 11.9 13.8 9.99
2 13.4 14.1 12.7 22 25 18.9
1 31 31.9 30 54.6 60 49
0 157.4 165.1 149.4 348 350 346

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/japan/new-zealand | CC BY

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 common age of death is 91, compared to 89 in New Zealand. The median age of death is 88.1 in Japan and 85.8 in New Zealand, 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 differences and reflect the demographics of Japan and New Zealand more than their death rates.

Life expectancy in other countries

1x

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

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