Skip to content

Life Expectancy in Japan vs Nigeria (1950-2026)

Updated on by Georank team

The average life expectancy at birth is 85.1 years in Japan vs 55 in Nigeria. Japan is ranked 3/197 by life expectancy, and Nigeria is 197/197. In Japan, the life expectancy is 82.1 years for males and 88.2 years for females. In Nigeria, it's 54.6 years for males and 55.3 years for females.

Japan vs Nigeria life expectancy at birth by year chart

Japan
Male

Female
Nigeria
Male

Female
Year Life expectancy, years
Japan Nigeria
Average Male Female Average Male Female
1950 59.3 57.6 60.9 35.5 33.6 37.5
1951 61 59.3 62.6 35.7 33.8 37.7
1952 63 61.3 64.7 35.9 34 37.9
1953 63.3 61.5 65.1 36 34.1 38.1
1954 64.5 62.5 66.6 36.2 34.3 38.3
1955 65.7 63.6 67.8 36.3 34.3 38.5
1956 65.6 63.4 67.7 36.5 34.5 38.6
1957 65.4 63.3 67.6 36.6 34.6 38.8
1958 67 64.8 69.3 36.8 34.8 39
1959 67.5 65.1 69.8 37 35 39.2
1960 67.7 65.3 70.1 37.2 35.2 39.3
1961 68.4 65.9 70.8 37.4 35.4 39.6
1962 68.7 66.2 71.1 37.6 35.6 39.7
1963 69.7 67.2 72.3 37.8 35.8 39.9
1964 70.2 67.6 72.8 38 35.9 40.1
1965 70.3 67.7 72.8 38.2 36.2 40.4
1966 71.1 68.4 73.6 38.4 36.4 40.5
1967 71.4 68.8 74 37.5 35.1 40.1
1968 71.7 69 74.3 38.6 36.4 41
1969 71.9 69.2 74.6 38.9 36.8 41.3
1970 72 69.3 74.7 40 38.4 41.7
1971 72.8 70.1 75.5 40.6 39 42.3
1972 73.3 70.5 75.9 41.3 39.5 43.1
1973 73.4 70.8 76 41.8 40 43.7
1974 73.8 71.3 76.4 42.5 40.6 44.5
1975 74.4 71.7 76.9 43.1 41 45.2
1976 74.8 72.1 77.3 44.2 42.7 45.7
1977 75.3 72.7 77.9 44.8 43.4 46.3
1978 75.7 73 78.2 45.3 43.8 46.9
1979 76.2 73.4 78.8 45.7 44.2 47.3
1980 76.1 73.4 78.8 46 44.3 47.6
1981 76.6 73.8 79.2 46.3 44.6 48
1982 77.1 74.3 79.7 46.4 44.7 48.2
1983 77.1 74.2 79.8 46.4 44.8 48.1
1984 77.5 74.6 80.3 46.3 44.7 48
1985 77.8 74.9 80.5 46.2 44.6 47.9
1986 78.2 75.3 81 46 44.5 47.5
1987 78.6 75.6 81.4 45.9 44.5 47.4
1988 78.5 75.6 81.3 45.8 44.4 47.3
1989 79 76 81.8 45.8 44.4 47.3
1990 79 75.9 81.9 45.7 44.4 47.1
1991 79.3 76.2 82.2 45.5 44.1 47
1992 79.3 76.1 82.3 45.6 44.2 47
1993 79.4 76.3 82.4 45.8 44.2 47.4
1994 79.8 76.6 82.9 45.7 44.2 47.3
1995 79.7 76.4 82.8 45.9 44.4 47.4
1996 80.4 77 83.5 45.8 44.4 47.3
1997 80.6 77.2 83.7 46 44.7 47.2
1998 80.6 77.2 83.9 46.1 45.1 47.2
1999 80.6 77.2 83.9 46.6 45.7 47.5
2000 81.2 77.7 84.5 47.1 46.3 48
2001 81.5 78 84.8 47.5 46.9 48.2
2002 81.8 78.3 85.1 48 47.5 48.5
2003 81.9 78.3 85.2 48.6 48.2 49.1
2004 82.1 78.6 85.5 49.1 48.8 49.5
2005 82 78.5 85.4 49.5 49 50.1
2006 82.4 78.9 85.7 49.9 49.3 50.4
2007 82.5 79.1 85.9 50.4 49.8 50.9
2008 82.6 79.2 85.9 50.7 50.3 51.2
2009 83 79.5 86.3 51.1 50.6 51.6
2010 82.9 79.5 86.2 51.3 50.9 51.8
2011 82.7 79.4 85.8 51.5 51.1 51.9
2012 83.2 79.9 86.4 51.7 51.3 52
2013 83.4 80.2 86.5 51.8 51.5 52.2
2014 83.6 80.4 86.8 51.9 51.6 52.3
2015 83.9 80.7 87 51.9 51.6 52.2
2016 84.1 80.9 87.1 52.2 51.9 52.4
2017 84.2 81.1 87.3 52.4 52.1 52.6
2018 84.3 81.2 87.3 52.7 52.4 52.9
2019 84.4 81.4 87.4 53 52.8 53.2
2020 84.7 81.6 87.7 53.1 52.7 53.4
2021 84.6 81.5 87.6 53.5 53.2 53.7
2022 84.1 81.1 87.1 54.1 53.8 54.4
2023 84.7 81.7 87.7 54.5 54.2 54.7
2024 84.9 81.8 87.9 54.6 54.3 54.9
2025 85 82 88 54.8 54.5 55.1
2026 85.1 82.1 88.2 55 54.6 55.3

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 life. It is a snapshot reflecting mortality rates at a given year that does not account for any future changes in these 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 54.9 in Nigeria. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 20.4 healthy years in Japan and 14 in Nigeria.

Japan vs Nigeria life expectancy calculator

This life expectancy calculator assesses the odds of living to 100, 95, 90, and below based on the current age for both males and females in Japan and Nigeria, also providing 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 37.2 years

Mean expected age of death:
85.6 vs 67.2 years

Median expected age of death:
88.1 vs 70.1 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Japan Nigeria
Male Female Male Female
40 99.4% 99.7% 93.0% 92.6%
50 98.0% 98.9% 83.9% 83.9%
60 94.5% 97.1% 70.5% 71.9%
65 91.1% 95.6% 61.0% 63.0%
70 85.9% 93.3% 49.2% 51.4%
75 78.3% 89.9% 35.2% 37.2%
80 67.3% 84.0% 20.8% 22.5%
85 50.8% 73.1% 9.2% 10.2%
90 29.7% 54.2% 2.5% 3.2%
95 11.3% 29.0% 0.3% 0.5%
100 2.2% 8.6% 0.0% 0.0%

Remaining life expectancy by current age

Life expectancy is often mistaken for the average lifespan of an adult. An adult has already survived early-age mortality causes and is expected to have a longer lifespan than calculated from birth.

The life expectancy from current ages in Japan vs Nigeria: 85.6 years vs 67.2 at 30, 87.8 vs 77.2 at 65, 91.1 vs 85.2 at 80 — significantly higher than the 85.1 vs 55 years calculated at birth.

The chart and table below account for the remaining lifespan and display total life expectancy by age and gender in Japan and Nigeria.

Japan
Male

Female
Nigeria
Male

Female
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Japan Nigeria
Average Male Female Average Male Female
0 85.1 82.1 88.2 55 54.6 55.3
1 85.3 82.3 88.3 58.9 58.8 58.9
2 85.3 82.3 88.3 59.4 59.5 59.4
3 85.3 82.3 88.4 60 60 59.9
4 85.3 82.3 88.4 60.5 60.5 60.4
5 85.3 82.3 88.4 61 61 60.9
6 85.3 82.3 88.4 61.4 61.4 61.4
7 85.3 82.3 88.4 61.9 61.8 61.9
8 85.3 82.3 88.4 62.2 62.1 62.4
9 85.4 82.3 88.4 62.5 62.4 62.7
10 85.4 82.3 88.4 62.8 62.6 63
11 85.4 82.3 88.4 63 62.8 63.3
12 85.4 82.4 88.4 63.2 62.9 63.5
13 85.4 82.4 88.4 63.4 63.1 63.7
14 85.4 82.4 88.4 63.5 63.3 63.8
15 85.4 82.4 88.4 63.7 63.4 64
16 85.4 82.4 88.4 63.9 63.6 64.2
17 85.4 82.4 88.4 64.1 63.8 64.4
18 85.4 82.4 88.4 64.3 63.9 64.6
19 85.4 82.4 88.4 64.5 64.2 64.9
20 85.4 82.4 88.4 64.7 64.4 65.1
21 85.5 82.5 88.5 65 64.6 65.3
22 85.5 82.5 88.5 65.2 64.9 65.5
23 85.5 82.5 88.5 65.5 65.2 65.8
24 85.5 82.5 88.5 65.7 65.4 66
25 85.5 82.6 88.5 66 65.7 66.2
26 85.6 82.6 88.5 66.2 65.9 66.5
27 85.6 82.6 88.5 66.5 66.2 66.7
28 85.6 82.6 88.5 66.7 66.4 67
29 85.6 82.7 88.6 67 66.7 67.2
30 85.6 82.7 88.6 67.2 66.9 67.5
31 85.7 82.7 88.6 67.5 67.2 67.7
32 85.7 82.7 88.6 67.7 67.4 68
33 85.7 82.8 88.6 68 67.7 68.2
34 85.7 82.8 88.6 68.2 67.9 68.5
35 85.7 82.8 88.7 68.4 68.1 68.8
36 85.8 82.9 88.7 68.7 68.4 69
37 85.8 82.9 88.7 68.9 68.6 69.3
38 85.8 82.9 88.7 69.2 68.8 69.5
39 85.8 83 88.7 69.4 69.1 69.8
40 85.9 83 88.8 69.7 69.3 70.1
41 85.9 83 88.8 70 69.6 70.3
42 85.9 83.1 88.8 70.2 69.8 70.6
43 86 83.1 88.8 70.5 70.1 70.9
44 86 83.2 88.9 70.7 70.3 71.1
45 86.1 83.2 88.9 71 70.6 71.4
46 86.1 83.3 88.9 71.3 70.9 71.6
47 86.1 83.3 89 71.5 71.1 71.9
48 86.2 83.4 89 71.8 71.4 72.1
49 86.3 83.4 89.1 72 71.7 72.4
50 86.3 83.5 89.1 72.3 71.9 72.7
51 86.4 83.6 89.2 72.6 72.2 72.9
52 86.4 83.7 89.2 72.9 72.5 73.2
53 86.5 83.7 89.3 73.1 72.8 73.4
54 86.6 83.8 89.3 73.4 73.1 73.7
55 86.7 83.9 89.4 73.7 73.5 74
56 86.8 84 89.4 74 73.8 74.3
57 86.9 84.2 89.5 74.4 74.1 74.6
58 87 84.3 89.6 74.7 74.4 74.9
59 87.1 84.4 89.7 75 74.8 75.2
60 87.2 84.5 89.7 75.3 75.1 75.5
61 87.3 84.7 89.8 75.7 75.5 75.9
62 87.4 84.8 89.9 76 75.8 76.2
63 87.5 85 90 76.4 76.2 76.6
64 87.7 85.2 90.1 76.8 76.6 77
65 87.8 85.3 90.1 77.2 77 77.4
66 88 85.5 90.2 77.6 77.5 77.8
67 88.1 85.7 90.3 78.1 77.9 78.2
68 88.3 86 90.5 78.5 78.4 78.6
69 88.5 86.2 90.6 79 78.8 79.1
70 88.7 86.4 90.7 79.4 79.3 79.6
71 88.9 86.7 90.8 79.9 79.8 80.1
72 89.1 86.9 90.9 80.5 80.3 80.6
73 89.3 87.2 91.1 81 80.9 81.1
74 89.5 87.5 91.2 81.6 81.4 81.7
75 89.7 87.8 91.4 82.1 82 82.2
76 90 88.1 91.5 82.7 82.6 82.8
77 90.2 88.4 91.7 83.3 83.2 83.4
78 90.5 88.7 91.9 83.9 83.8 84.1
79 90.8 89.1 92.1 84.6 84.5 84.7
80 91.1 89.4 92.3 85.2 85.1 85.4
81 91.4 89.8 92.6 85.9 85.8 86
82 91.7 90.2 92.8 86.6 86.5 86.7
83 92.1 90.7 93.1 87.3 87.2 87.5
84 92.5 91.1 93.4 88.1 87.9 88.2
85 92.9 91.6 93.8 88.8 88.7 88.9
86 93.4 92.1 94.1 89.6 89.4 89.7
87 93.8 92.7 94.5 90.3 90.2 90.5
88 94.3 93.3 94.9 91.1 91 91.3
89 94.9 93.9 95.4 91.9 91.8 92
90 95.4 94.5 95.9 92.7 92.6 92.9
91 96 95.2 96.4 93.6 93.4 93.7
92 96.6 95.9 97 94.4 94.3 94.5
93 97.3 96.6 97.5 95.3 95.2 95.4
94 97.9 97.3 98.2 96.2 96 96.3
95 98.6 98.1 98.8 97.1 96.9 97.2
96 99.3 98.8 99.5 98 97.8 98.1
97 100.1 99.6 100.2 98.9 98.8 99
98 100.8 100.4 100.9 99.8 99.7 99.9
99 101.6 101.3 101.7 100.7 100.6 100.8
100 102.4 102.1 102.5 101.6 101.6 101.7

Odds of living to age in Japan vs Nigeria

The chart below shows the odds of living to all ages starting from birth. Of the newborn cohort, 95.1% in Japan and 56% in Nigeria are expected to survive till at least 60 years old, 88.9% and 39.6% will live to 70 years or older, 75% and 17.1% to 80+ years, and 41.7% and 2.24% will live past 90 years old.

For longevity rates starting from an age other than 0, use the probability of survival to an age calculator provided above.

Japan
Male

Female
Nigeria
Male

Female
Age Survival probability
Japan Nigeria
Average Male Female Average Male Female
1 99.8% 99.8% 99.9% 93.3% 92.8% 93.9%
2 99.8% 99.8% 99.8% 92.4% 91.8% 93.1%
3 99.8% 99.8% 99.8% 91.6% 90.9% 92.3%
4 99.8% 99.8% 99.8% 90.7% 90% 91.4%
5 99.8% 99.8% 99.8% 89.9% 89.3% 90.6%
6 99.8% 99.8% 99.8% 89.2% 88.6% 89.7%
7 99.8% 99.8% 99.8% 88.5% 88.1% 89%
8 99.8% 99.7% 99.8% 87.9% 87.6% 88.3%
9 99.8% 99.7% 99.8% 87.4% 87.1% 87.7%
10 99.7% 99.7% 99.8% 87% 86.8% 87.2%
11 99.7% 99.7% 99.8% 86.6% 86.4% 86.8%
12 99.7% 99.7% 99.8% 86.3% 86.2% 86.4%
13 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 86% 85.9% 86.1%
14 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 85.7% 85.6% 85.8%
15 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 85.4% 85.4% 85.5%
16 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 85.1% 85.1% 85.2%
17 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 84.8% 84.7% 84.8%
18 99.7% 99.6% 99.7% 84.4% 84.4% 84.4%
19 99.7% 99.6% 99.7% 84% 84% 84%
20 99.6% 99.6% 99.7% 83.6% 83.6% 83.6%
21 99.6% 99.5% 99.7% 83.1% 83.1% 83.1%
22 99.6% 99.5% 99.6% 82.7% 82.6% 82.7%
23 99.5% 99.5% 99.6% 82.2% 82.1% 82.3%
24 99.5% 99.4% 99.6% 81.7% 81.6% 81.8%
25 99.5% 99.4% 99.6% 81.2% 81.1% 81.4%
26 99.4% 99.3% 99.6% 80.7% 80.5% 80.9%
27 99.4% 99.3% 99.6% 80.2% 80% 80.4%
28 99.4% 99.2% 99.5% 79.7% 79.5% 79.9%
29 99.3% 99.2% 99.5% 79.2% 79% 79.4%
30 99.3% 99.1% 99.5% 78.7% 78.5% 78.9%
31 99.3% 99.1% 99.5% 78.1% 78% 78.3%
32 99.2% 99% 99.4% 77.6% 77.5% 77.8%
33 99.2% 99% 99.4% 77.1% 76.9% 77.2%
34 99.2% 98.9% 99.4% 76.5% 76.4% 76.6%
35 99.1% 98.9% 99.3% 76% 75.8% 76.1%
36 99.1% 98.8% 99.3% 75.4% 75.3% 75.5%
37 99% 98.8% 99.3% 74.8% 74.7% 74.9%
38 99% 98.7% 99.2% 74.2% 74.2% 74.3%
39 98.9% 98.6% 99.2% 73.6% 73.6% 73.6%
40 98.8% 98.5% 99.1% 73% 73% 73%
41 98.8% 98.4% 99.1% 72.4% 72.4% 72.3%
42 98.7% 98.4% 99% 71.7% 71.7% 71.7%
43 98.6% 98.3% 99% 71% 71.1% 71%
44 98.5% 98.1% 98.9% 70.4% 70.4% 70.3%
45 98.4% 98% 98.8% 69.7% 69.7% 69.7%
46 98.3% 97.9% 98.8% 69% 69% 69%
47 98.2% 97.7% 98.7% 68.3% 68.2% 68.3%
48 98.1% 97.6% 98.6% 67.5% 67.5% 67.6%
49 97.9% 97.4% 98.5% 66.8% 66.7% 66.9%
50 97.8% 97.2% 98.3% 66% 65.8% 66.2%
51 97.6% 97% 98.2% 65.2% 65% 65.4%
52 97.4% 96.7% 98.1% 64.3% 64.1% 64.6%
53 97.2% 96.5% 97.9% 63.4% 63.1% 63.7%
54 96.9% 96.2% 97.8% 62.5% 62.1% 62.9%
55 96.7% 95.8% 97.6% 61.5% 61.1% 62%
56 96.4% 95.5% 97.4% 60.5% 60% 61%
57 96.1% 95.1% 97.2% 59.5% 58.9% 60%
58 95.8% 94.7% 97% 58.4% 57.8% 59%
59 95.5% 94.2% 96.8% 57.2% 56.6% 57.9%
60 95.1% 93.7% 96.6% 56% 55.3% 56.7%
61 94.7% 93.1% 96.3% 54.7% 54% 55.5%
62 94.2% 92.5% 96% 53.4% 52.6% 54.1%
63 93.8% 91.9% 95.7% 51.9% 51.1% 52.8%
64 93.2% 91.2% 95.4% 50.4% 49.5% 51.3%
65 92.7% 90.4% 95.1% 48.8% 47.9% 49.7%
66 92% 89.5% 94.7% 47.1% 46.2% 48%
67 91.4% 88.5% 94.3% 45.4% 44.4% 46.3%
68 90.6% 87.5% 93.9% 43.5% 42.6% 44.5%
69 89.8% 86.4% 93.4% 41.6% 40.7% 42.5%
70 88.9% 85.2% 92.8% 39.6% 38.6% 40.5%
71 88% 83.9% 92.3% 37.5% 36.6% 38.4%
72 87% 82.5% 91.6% 35.3% 34.4% 36.2%
73 85.9% 81% 91% 33.1% 32.2% 33.9%
74 84.7% 79.4% 90.2% 30.8% 29.9% 31.6%
75 83.4% 77.6% 89.4% 28.5% 27.6% 29.3%
76 82% 75.8% 88.5% 26.2% 25.3% 27%
77 80.5% 73.8% 87.4% 23.8% 23% 24.6%
78 78.8% 71.6% 86.3% 21.5% 20.8% 22.3%
79 77% 69.3% 85% 19.3% 18.5% 20%
80 75% 66.7% 83.5% 17.1% 16.4% 17.7%
81 72.8% 63.9% 81.9% 14.9% 14.3% 15.5%
82 70.3% 60.9% 80% 12.9% 12.3% 13.5%
83 67.6% 57.6% 77.8% 11% 10.4% 11.5%
84 64.7% 54.1% 75.4% 9.22% 8.73% 9.7%
85 61.5% 50.4% 72.7% 7.63% 7.19% 8.07%
86 58% 46.4% 69.6% 6.22% 5.81% 6.62%
87 54.2% 42.3% 66.2% 4.98% 4.61% 5.34%
88 50.2% 38% 62.5% 3.91% 3.58% 4.23%
89 46.1% 33.7% 58.4% 3% 2.71% 3.28%
90 41.7% 29.4% 53.9% 2.24% 1.99% 2.49%
91 37.3% 25.3% 49.2% 1.63% 1.42% 1.84%
92 32.8% 21.3% 44.2% 1.16% 0.98% 1.33%
93 28.4% 17.6% 39.1% 0.8% 0.66% 0.93%
94 24.2% 14.2% 33.9% 0.54% 0.43% 0.64%
95 20.2% 11.2% 28.8% 0.35% 0.27% 0.42%
96 16.4% 8.56% 23.9% 0.22% 0.17% 0.28%
97 13% 6.38% 19.3% 0.14% 0.1% 0.18%
98 10.1% 4.61% 15.2% 0.08% 0.06% 0.11%
99 7.55% 3.22% 11.6% 0.05% 0.03% 0.07%
100 5.47% 2.18% 8.52% 0.03% 0.02% 0.04%

Compare countries by 7 more topics

Odds of dying by age chart

Mortality rates vary throughout a lifetime. The annual chance of dying is 0.16% in the birth year in Japan and 6.69% in Nigeria, 0.04% vs 0.67% at age 30, 0.43% vs 2.29% at 60, and 2.97% vs 12.5% at 80.

Below is a graph displaying the probabilities of dying in Japan compared to Nigeria at any given age.

Japan
Male

Female
Nigeria
Male

Female
Age Probability of dying
Japan Nigeria
Average Male Female Average Male Female
0 0.16% 0.17% 0.15% 6.69% 7.24% 6.13%
1 0.03% 0.03% 0.03% 0.96% 1.08% 0.84%
2 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.93% 0.99% 0.88%
3 0.01% 0.01% 0.009% 0.91% 0.9% 0.91%
4 0.008% 0.009% 0.007% 0.88% 0.82% 0.93%
5 0.007% 0.008% 0.007% 0.83% 0.74% 0.92%
6 0.007% 0.007% 0.006% 0.76% 0.65% 0.87%
7 0.006% 0.007% 0.005% 0.67% 0.57% 0.78%
8 0.006% 0.007% 0.004% 0.58% 0.49% 0.67%
9 0.005% 0.006% 0.004% 0.49% 0.42% 0.56%
10 0.005% 0.006% 0.005% 0.42% 0.37% 0.47%
11 0.006% 0.006% 0.005% 0.37% 0.33% 0.4%
12 0.007% 0.008% 0.006% 0.34% 0.31% 0.37%
13 0.008% 0.009% 0.006% 0.33% 0.31% 0.35%
14 0.01% 0.01% 0.007% 0.34% 0.32% 0.36%
15 0.01% 0.01% 0.009% 0.36% 0.34% 0.39%
16 0.01% 0.02% 0.01% 0.4% 0.38% 0.42%
17 0.02% 0.02% 0.01% 0.44% 0.42% 0.46%
18 0.02% 0.03% 0.01% 0.48% 0.47% 0.49%
19 0.02% 0.03% 0.01% 0.51% 0.51% 0.51%
20 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.54% 0.56% 0.52%
21 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.56% 0.59% 0.53%
22 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.58% 0.62% 0.53%
23 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.59% 0.63% 0.54%
24 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.6% 0.64% 0.56%
25 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.61% 0.64% 0.58%
26 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.62% 0.64% 0.6%
27 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.63% 0.64% 0.63%
28 0.03% 0.05% 0.02% 0.64% 0.64% 0.65%
29 0.04% 0.05% 0.02% 0.66% 0.65% 0.67%
30 0.04% 0.05% 0.02% 0.67% 0.66% 0.69%
31 0.04% 0.05% 0.03% 0.69% 0.67% 0.7%
32 0.04% 0.05% 0.03% 0.7% 0.68% 0.72%
33 0.04% 0.06% 0.03% 0.71% 0.7% 0.73%
34 0.05% 0.06% 0.03% 0.73% 0.71% 0.75%
35 0.05% 0.06% 0.04% 0.75% 0.72% 0.77%
36 0.05% 0.06% 0.04% 0.77% 0.74% 0.8%
37 0.05% 0.07% 0.04% 0.79% 0.76% 0.82%
38 0.06% 0.07% 0.04% 0.82% 0.79% 0.85%
39 0.06% 0.08% 0.05% 0.85% 0.82% 0.87%
40 0.07% 0.09% 0.05% 0.88% 0.85% 0.9%
41 0.08% 0.1% 0.06% 0.9% 0.89% 0.92%
42 0.08% 0.1% 0.06% 0.93% 0.93% 0.93%
43 0.09% 0.11% 0.07% 0.95% 0.96% 0.95%
44 0.1% 0.12% 0.07% 0.98% 0.99% 0.96%
45 0.11% 0.14% 0.08% 1% 1.03% 0.97%
46 0.12% 0.15% 0.09% 1.03% 1.07% 0.99%
47 0.13% 0.17% 0.1% 1.07% 1.11% 1.02%
48 0.15% 0.19% 0.11% 1.11% 1.17% 1.05%
49 0.16% 0.21% 0.12% 1.17% 1.25% 1.1%
50 0.18% 0.23% 0.13% 1.24% 1.33% 1.16%
51 0.2% 0.25% 0.14% 1.32% 1.41% 1.23%
52 0.22% 0.28% 0.15% 1.4% 1.5% 1.3%
53 0.24% 0.31% 0.17% 1.48% 1.58% 1.37%
54 0.26% 0.34% 0.18% 1.56% 1.66% 1.45%
55 0.28% 0.37% 0.19% 1.64% 1.74% 1.54%
56 0.3% 0.41% 0.2% 1.73% 1.83% 1.63%
57 0.33% 0.44% 0.21% 1.84% 1.94% 1.74%
58 0.36% 0.49% 0.23% 1.97% 2.07% 1.87%
59 0.39% 0.54% 0.25% 2.12% 2.22% 2.01%
60 0.43% 0.59% 0.26% 2.29% 2.4% 2.18%
61 0.47% 0.65% 0.29% 2.49% 2.6% 2.37%
62 0.51% 0.72% 0.31% 2.7% 2.82% 2.58%
63 0.56% 0.79% 0.33% 2.93% 3.05% 2.81%
64 0.62% 0.87% 0.36% 3.18% 3.3% 3.06%
65 0.67% 0.95% 0.39% 3.44% 3.56% 3.33%
66 0.74% 1.06% 0.43% 3.73% 3.84% 3.63%
67 0.82% 1.17% 0.47% 4.06% 4.16% 3.97%
68 0.89% 1.28% 0.51% 4.43% 4.52% 4.34%
69 0.97% 1.39% 0.57% 4.84% 4.93% 4.76%
70 1.06% 1.53% 0.62% 5.3% 5.39% 5.22%
71 1.16% 1.67% 0.68% 5.8% 5.9% 5.71%
72 1.26% 1.82% 0.74% 6.33% 6.45% 6.23%
73 1.38% 1.99% 0.82% 6.9% 7.03% 6.78%
74 1.52% 2.18% 0.92% 7.5% 7.66% 7.37%
75 1.68% 2.4% 1.03% 8.15% 8.33% 8%
76 1.85% 2.65% 1.16% 8.86% 9.06% 8.69%
77 2.05% 2.93% 1.31% 9.65% 9.86% 9.47%
78 2.3% 3.27% 1.5% 10.5% 10.7% 10.3%
79 2.61% 3.69% 1.74% 11.5% 11.7% 11.3%
80 2.97% 4.17% 2% 12.5% 12.8% 12.3%
81 3.37% 4.73% 2.31% 13.7% 13.9% 13.4%
82 3.82% 5.37% 2.66% 14.8% 15.1% 14.5%
83 4.36% 6.09% 3.1% 16% 16.3% 15.7%
84 4.98% 6.92% 3.62% 17.2% 17.7% 16.8%
85 5.67% 7.85% 4.2% 18.5% 19.1% 18%
86 6.46% 8.9% 4.87% 19.9% 20.7% 19.3%
87 7.36% 10.1% 5.66% 21.5% 22.4% 20.8%
88 8.33% 11.3% 6.57% 23.3% 24.3% 22.4%
89 9.4% 12.7% 7.62% 25.2% 26.4% 24.2%
90 10.6% 14.2% 8.82% 27.2% 28.6% 26.1%
91 12% 15.8% 10.2% 29.2% 30.8% 28%
92 13.4% 17.5% 11.6% 31.1% 32.9% 29.8%
93 14.9% 19.3% 13.2% 32.9% 34.9% 31.6%
94 16.7% 21.2% 15% 34.6% 36.9% 33.2%
95 18.6% 23.3% 17% 36.3% 38.7% 34.9%
96 20.6% 25.5% 19.1% 37.9% 40.5% 36.5%
97 22.8% 27.7% 21.4% 39.6% 42.4% 38.2%
98 25.1% 30% 23.8% 41.3% 44.2% 39.9%
99 27.5% 32.3% 26.4% 43% 46% 41.7%
100 29.6% 34.5% 28.6% 44.7% 47.8% 43.4%

Death rate by age in Japan compared to Nigeria

In Japan, the most common age of death is 91, compared to 0 in Nigeria. The median age of death is 88.1 in Japan and 64.3 in Nigeria — only half of the newborns in both countries are expected to live past these ages.

Japan
Male

Female
Nigeria
Male

Female
Age Death rate
Japan Nigeria
Total Male Female Total Male Female
0 157.4 165.1 149.4 6,691 7,237 6,132
1 31 31.9 30 895 1,000 785
2 13.4 14.1 12.7 862 907 815
3 9.87 10.6 9.08 832 822 842
4 8.18 8.85 7.48 795 740 852
5 7.11 7.67 6.52 744 658 834
6 6.49 7.04 5.92 676 577 779
7 6 6.73 5.24 593 498 691
8 5.5 6.53 4.42 506 427 588
9 5.22 6.22 4.16 425 366 487
10 5.38 5.91 4.83 361 319 406
11 5.84 6.35 5.31 317 287 349
12 6.61 7.54 5.62 292.3 269.1 316
13 7.87 9.34 6.33 284.9 264.9 306
14 9.64 11.7 7.48 292.2 272.9 312
15 11.8 14.5 8.86 312 291.9 332
16 14.1 17.8 10.1 340 320 360
17 16.8 22.3 11.1 371 354 389
18 20 27.4 12.2 402 393 412
19 23.5 32.4 14 429 431 427
20 27.1 37.6 16 451 466 435
21 30.1 42.5 17.1 466 494 438
22 31.1 43.6 17.8 477 512 441
23 31 43 18.4 484 520 447
24 31.5 43.6 18.9 490 522 457
25 32.1 44.1 19.5 495 518 471
26 32.1 43.3 20.3 501 513 487
27 32.3 43 21.2 507 510 504
28 33.7 44.9 22 514 509 519
29 35.6 47.7 23.1 521 511 531
30 37.3 49.4 24.6 529 516 541
31 38.6 50.7 26.1 536 523 550
32 40.1 52.5 27.2 543 529 558
33 42.6 55.2 29.4 551 535 567
34 45.6 58.3 32.3 559 541 577
35 48.2 61 34.9 568 548 588
36 50.8 63.9 37 578 557 600
37 53.5 67.6 38.8 591 569 614
38 57.3 72.6 41.4 606 584 628
39 62.9 79.1 45.9 622 603 642
40 69.4 86.6 51.4 639 624 654
41 75.5 93.9 56.6 654 645 663
42 81.6 101.4 61.3 667 664 669
43 88.6 110.2 66.4 677 682 672
44 97.5 121.6 72.8 686 698 674
45 108.1 135 80.4 696 715 676
46 119.4 149.3 88.6 709 735 682
47 131.8 165.2 97.5 727 760 694
48 146.1 183.7 107.6 753 792 712
49 161 203.2 117.7 784 830 737
50 175 221.9 126.9 821 873 768
51 190.5 242.6 137 860 917 803
52 210.2 268.8 149.8 899 958 839
53 230.8 297.2 162.3 936 996 876
54 248.6 324 171.1 972 1,030 913
55 268.8 354 181 1,008 1,062 952
56 292.4 388 193.4 1,047 1,098 995
57 318 423 207.9 1,093 1,141 1,044
58 345 461 223 1,147 1,194 1,100
59 376 505 238.6 1,211 1,256 1,165
60 409 554 255.2 1,283 1,328 1,237
61 444 606 274.5 1,360 1,405 1,316
62 484 663 295.4 1,440 1,483 1,398
63 527 727 316 1,521 1,560 1,483
64 574 795 340 1,600 1,633 1,569
65 623 862 371 1,679 1,704 1,656
66 682 945 405 1,759 1,775 1,745
67 746 1,036 442 1,842 1,849 1,837
68 808 1,120 483 1,928 1,926 1,931
69 873 1,204 528 2,014 2,006 2,024
70 946 1,300 577 2,098 2,084 2,113
71 1,023 1,402 628 2,174 2,157 2,192
72 1,099 1,504 681 2,236 2,218 2,256
73 1,184 1,611 745 2,282 2,263 2,303
74 1,287 1,733 827 2,310 2,291 2,331
75 1,401 1,866 921 2,321 2,301 2,344
76 1,517 2,008 1,022 2,318 2,294 2,344
77 1,651 2,164 1,146 2,300 2,271 2,331
78 1,816 2,343 1,298 2,268 2,232 2,304
79 2,012 2,554 1,476 2,216 2,172 2,258
80 2,230 2,784 1,673 2,140 2,091 2,187
81 2,455 3,024 1,888 2,036 1,984 2,087
82 2,687 3,268 2,130 1,906 1,855 1,956
83 2,948 3,511 2,414 1,753 1,705 1,800
84 3,223 3,747 2,730 1,586 1,542 1,629
85 3,487 3,955 3,054 1,413 1,373 1,452
86 3,742 4,132 3,389 1,240 1,202 1,277
87 3,990 4,269 3,750 1,072 1,034 1,109
88 4,183 4,311 4,107 910 871 948
89 4,330 4,274 4,450 755 715 794
90 4,432 4,170 4,757 610 569 649
91 4,457 3,986 4,995 477 438 515
92 4,389 3,713 5,127 360 324 395
93 4,248 3,384 5,165 262.7 230.7 293.7
94 4,029 3,009 5,088 185.4 158.4 211.6
95 3,744 2,606 4,896 127 105 148.2
96 3,384 2,184 4,575 84.6 67.4 101
97 2,968 1,769 4,141 54.8 41.8 67.1
98 2,523 1,382 3,623 34.5 25.2 43.4
99 2,073 1,042 3,052 21.1 14.6 27.2
100 1,678 617 2,666 0 0 0

The chart above shows the number of deaths by age and gender per a 100,000 cohort of newborns, illustrating the distribution of expected mortality throughout life.

Note that the graph above does not represent rates per 100,000 population, as this would be skewed by age distribution and reveal more about Japan and Nigeria demographics than the death rate. It also does not represent rates per 100,000 people in an age group, as this would be just the probability of death.

Life expectancy in other countries

Life expectancy

Life expectancy comparisons

Life expectancy vs Japan vs Nigeria
Afghanistan Compare Compare
Albania Compare Compare
Algeria Compare Compare
Andorra Compare Compare
Angola Compare Compare
Antigua Compare Compare
Argentina Compare Compare
Armenia Compare Compare
Australia Compare Compare
Austria Compare Compare
Azerbaijan Compare Compare
Bahamas Compare Compare
Bahrain Compare Compare
Bangladesh Compare Compare
Barbados Compare Compare
Belarus Compare Compare
Belgium Compare Compare
Belize Compare Compare
Benin Compare Compare
Bhutan Compare Compare
Bolivia Compare Compare
Bosnia Compare Compare
Botswana Compare Compare
Brazil Compare Compare
Brunei Compare Compare
Bulgaria Compare Compare
Burkina Faso Compare Compare
Burundi Compare Compare
Cambodia Compare Compare
Cameroon Compare Compare
Canada Compare Compare
Cape Verde Compare Compare
Cayman Islands Compare Compare
CAR Compare Compare
Chad Compare Compare
Chile Compare Compare
China Compare Compare
Colombia Compare Compare
Comoros Compare Compare
Congo Compare Compare
Costa Rica Compare Compare
Croatia Compare Compare
Cuba Compare Compare
Curacao Compare Compare
Cyprus Compare Compare
Czech Republic Compare Compare
DR Congo Compare Compare
Denmark Compare Compare
Djibouti Compare Compare
Dominica Compare Compare
Dominican Republic Compare Compare
East Timor Compare Compare
Ecuador Compare Compare
Egypt Compare Compare
El Salvador Compare Compare
Equatorial Guinea Compare Compare
Eritrea Compare Compare
Estonia Compare Compare
Eswatini Compare Compare
Ethiopia Compare Compare
Fiji Compare Compare
Finland Compare Compare
France Compare Compare
Gabon Compare Compare
Gambia Compare Compare
Georgia Compare Compare
Germany Compare Compare
Ghana Compare Compare
Greece Compare Compare
Grenada Compare Compare
Guatemala Compare Compare
Guinea Compare Compare
Guinea-Bissau Compare Compare
Guyana Compare Compare
Haiti Compare Compare
Honduras Compare Compare
Hungary Compare Compare
Iceland Compare Compare
India Compare Compare
Indonesia Compare Compare
Iran Compare Compare
Iraq Compare Compare
Ireland Compare Compare
Israel Compare Compare
Italy Compare Compare
Ivory Coast Compare Compare
Jamaica Compare Compare
Jordan Compare Compare
Kazakhstan Compare Compare
Kenya Compare Compare
Kiribati Compare Compare
Kuwait Compare Compare
Kyrgyzstan Compare Compare
Laos Compare Compare
Latvia Compare Compare
Lebanon Compare Compare
Lesotho Compare Compare
Liberia Compare Compare
Libya Compare Compare
Liechtenstein Compare Compare
Lithuania Compare Compare
Luxembourg Compare Compare
Madagascar Compare Compare
Malawi Compare Compare
Malaysia Compare Compare
Maldives Compare Compare
Mali Compare Compare
Malta Compare Compare
Marshall Islands Compare Compare
Mauritania Compare Compare
Mauritius Compare Compare
Mexico Compare Compare
Moldova Compare Compare
Monaco Compare Compare
Mongolia Compare Compare
Montenegro Compare Compare
Morocco Compare Compare
Mozambique Compare Compare
Myanmar Compare Compare
Namibia Compare Compare
Nauru Compare Compare
Nepal Compare Compare
Netherlands Compare Compare
New Zealand Compare Compare
Nicaragua Compare Compare
Niger Compare Compare
North Korea Compare Compare
North Macedonia Compare Compare
Norway Compare Compare
Oman Compare Compare
Pakistan Compare Compare
Palau Compare Compare
Palestine Compare Compare
Panama Compare Compare
Papua New Guinea Compare Compare
Paraguay Compare Compare
Peru Compare Compare
Philippines Compare Compare
Poland Compare Compare
Portugal Compare Compare
Qatar Compare Compare
Romania Compare Compare
Russia Compare Compare
Rwanda Compare Compare
Saint Kitts Compare Compare
Saint Lucia Compare Compare
Saint Vincent Compare Compare
Samoa Compare Compare
San Marino Compare Compare
Sao Tome Compare Compare
Saudi Arabia Compare Compare
Senegal Compare Compare
Serbia Compare Compare
Seychelles Compare Compare
Sierra Leone Compare Compare
Singapore Compare Compare
Slovakia Compare Compare
Slovenia Compare Compare
Solomon Islands Compare Compare
Somalia Compare Compare
South Africa Compare Compare
South Korea Compare Compare
South Sudan Compare Compare
Spain Compare Compare
Sri Lanka Compare Compare
Sudan Compare Compare
Suriname Compare Compare
Sweden Compare Compare
Switzerland Compare Compare
Syria Compare Compare
Taiwan Compare Compare
Tajikistan Compare Compare
Tanzania Compare Compare
Thailand Compare Compare
Togo Compare Compare
Tonga Compare Compare
Trinidad Compare Compare
Tunisia Compare Compare
Turkey Compare Compare
Turkmenistan Compare Compare
Tuvalu Compare Compare
Uganda Compare Compare
Ukraine Compare Compare
UAE Compare Compare
United Kingdom Compare Compare
United States Compare Compare
Uruguay Compare Compare
Uzbekistan Compare Compare
Vanuatu Compare Compare
Vatican Compare Compare
Venezuela Compare Compare
Vietnam Compare Compare
Yemen Compare Compare
Zambia Compare Compare
Zimbabwe Compare Compare