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Life Expectancy in Japan vs Papua New Guinea (1950-2026)

Updated on by Georank team

The average life expectancy at birth is 85.1 years in Japan vs 66.5 in Papua New Guinea. Japan is ranked 3/197 by life expectancy, and Papua New Guinea is 166/197. In Japan, the life expectancy is 82.1 years for males and 88.2 years for females. In Papua New Guinea, it's 64 years for males and 69.5 years for females.

Japan vs Papua New Guinea life expectancy at birth by year

Japan
Male

Female
Papua New Guinea
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Japan Papua New Guinea
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 85.1 82.1 88.2 66.5 64 69.5
2025 85 82 88 66.4 63.9 69.3
2024 84.9 81.8 87.9 66.3 63.8 69.2
2023 84.7 81.7 87.7 66.1 63.7 69.1
2022 84.1 81.1 87.1 65.3 62.9 68.3
2021 84.6 81.5 87.6 64.4 61.9 67.4
2020 84.7 81.6 87.7 65.1 62.6 68.4
2019 84.4 81.4 87.4 65.3 62.9 68.4
2018 84.3 81.2 87.3 65.1 62.7 68.2
2017 84.2 81.1 87.3 64.9 62.5 68
2016 84.1 80.9 87.1 64.7 62.3 67.8
2015 83.9 80.7 87 64.5 62.1 67.5
2014 83.6 80.4 86.8 64.2 61.9 67.1
2013 83.4 80.2 86.5 63.9 61.7 66.8
2012 83.2 79.9 86.4 63.6 61.5 66.3
2011 82.7 79.4 85.8 63.4 61.4 65.9
2010 82.9 79.5 86.2 63.1 61.2 65.5
2009 83 79.5 86.3 62.8 61 65.1
2008 82.6 79.2 85.9 62.5 60.8 64.7
2007 82.5 79.1 85.9 62.2 60.5 64.3
2006 82.4 78.9 85.7 62 60.3 64.2
2005 82 78.5 85.4 61.9 60.1 64
2004 82.1 78.6 85.5 61.8 60 64
2003 81.9 78.3 85.2 61.7 60 63.9
2002 81.8 78.3 85.1 61.6 59.9 63.8
2001 81.5 78 84.8 61.6 59.8 63.9
2000 81.2 77.7 84.5 61.6 59.8 63.8
1999 80.6 77.2 83.9 61.5 59.7 63.7
1998 80.6 77.2 83.9 60.4 58.7 62.5
1997 80.6 77.2 83.7 61.3 59.4 63.6
1996 80.4 77 83.5 61.1 59.1 63.5
1995 79.7 76.4 82.8 60.9 59 63.4
1994 79.8 76.6 82.9 60.7 58.7 63.2
1993 79.4 76.3 82.4 60.5 58.5 63
1992 79.3 76.1 82.3 60.3 58.2 62.8
1991 79.3 76.2 82.2 59.9 57.9 62.5
1990 79 75.9 81.9 59.8 57.7 62.5
1989 79 76 81.8 59.6 57.5 62.3
1988 78.5 75.6 81.3 59.4 57.3 62.1
1987 78.6 75.6 81.4 59.2 57.1 62
1986 78.2 75.3 81 59 56.9 61.7
1985 77.8 74.9 80.5 58.8 56.7 61.5
1984 77.5 74.6 80.3 58.6 56.5 61.3
1983 77.1 74.2 79.8 58.3 56.3 60.9
1982 77.1 74.3 79.7 58.1 56 60.7
1981 76.6 73.8 79.2 57.8 55.8 60.4
1980 76.1 73.4 78.8 57.4 55.4 60
1979 76.2 73.4 78.8 57 55 59.6
1978 75.7 73 78.2 56.5 54.6 59.1
1977 75.3 72.7 77.9 56 54.1 58.6
1976 74.8 72.1 77.3 55.5 53.7 58
1975 74.4 71.7 76.9 55 53.1 57.5
1974 73.8 71.3 76.4 54.4 52.6 57
1973 73.4 70.8 76 53.9 52 56.4
1972 73.3 70.5 75.9 53.3 51.4 55.8
1971 72.8 70.1 75.5 52.6 50.7 55.2
1970 72 69.3 74.7 52.1 50.3 54.7
1969 71.9 69.2 74.6 51.5 49.7 54
1968 71.7 69 74.3 50.9 49 53.4
1967 71.4 68.8 74 50.2 48.4 52.7
1966 71.1 68.4 73.6 49.6 47.8 52
1965 70.3 67.7 72.8 48.9 47.1 51.3
1964 70.2 67.6 72.8 48.3 46.5 50.7
1963 69.7 67.2 72.3 47.7 45.9 50
1962 68.7 66.2 71.1 46.7 45 49
1961 68.4 65.9 70.8 46.4 44.7 48.7
1960 67.7 65.3 70.1 45.8 44.1 48.1
1959 67.5 65.1 69.8 45.1 43.4 47.5
1958 67 64.8 69.3 44.6 42.8 46.9
1957 65.4 63.3 67.6 43.9 42.1 46.4
1956 65.6 63.4 67.7 43.3 41.4 45.8
1955 65.7 63.6 67.8 42.6 40.8 45.2
1954 64.5 62.5 66.6 42 40.1 44.5
1953 63.3 61.5 65.1 41.3 39.4 44
1952 63 61.3 64.7 40.7 38.7 43.4
1951 61 59.3 62.6 35.5 34.3 37.2
1950 59.3 57.6 60.9 39.4 37.4 42.2

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 57.5 in Papua New Guinea. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 20.4 healthy years in Japan and 12 in Papua New Guinea.

Japan vs Papua New Guinea 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 Papua New Guinea, 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 41.0 years

Mean expected age of death:
85.6 vs 71.0 years

Median expected age of death:
88.1 vs 73.0 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Japan Papua New Guinea
Male Female Male Female
40 99.4% 99.7% 96.5% 97.6%
50 98.0% 98.9% 89.9% 93.2%
60 94.5% 97.1% 76.4% 84.6%
65 91.1% 95.6% 65.5% 77.5%
70 85.9% 93.3% 52.0% 67.2%
75 78.3% 89.9% 36.5% 53.0%
80 67.3% 84.0% 21.3% 35.5%
85 50.8% 73.1% 9.4% 18.5%
90 29.7% 54.2% 2.8% 6.7%
95 11.3% 29.0% 0.5% 1.5%
100 2.2% 8.6% 0.0% 0.2%

Life expectancy by current age

Japan
Male

Female
Papua New Guinea
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Japan Papua New Guinea
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 102.4 102.1 102.5 101.8 101.7 101.9
99 101.6 101.3 101.7 100.9 100.8 101
98 100.8 100.4 100.9 100 99.9 100.1
97 100.1 99.6 100.2 99.1 99 99.2
96 99.3 98.8 99.5 98.2 98.1 98.3
95 98.6 98.1 98.8 97.3 97.2 97.4
94 97.9 97.3 98.2 96.5 96.3 96.5
93 97.3 96.6 97.5 95.6 95.5 95.7
92 96.6 95.9 97 94.8 94.6 94.9
91 96 95.2 96.4 93.9 93.8 94
90 95.4 94.5 95.9 93.1 92.9 93.2
89 94.9 93.9 95.4 92.3 92.1 92.4
88 94.3 93.3 94.9 91.5 91.3 91.7
87 93.8 92.7 94.5 90.7 90.5 90.9
86 93.4 92.1 94.1 89.9 89.7 90.1
85 92.9 91.6 93.8 89.2 88.9 89.4
84 92.5 91.1 93.4 88.4 88.1 88.7
83 92.1 90.7 93.1 87.7 87.4 88
82 91.7 90.2 92.8 87 86.7 87.3
81 91.4 89.8 92.6 86.3 85.9 86.7
80 91.1 89.4 92.3 85.7 85.3 86.1
79 90.8 89.1 92.1 85 84.6 85.5
78 90.5 88.7 91.9 84.4 83.9 84.9
77 90.2 88.4 91.7 83.8 83.2 84.3
76 90 88.1 91.5 83.2 82.6 83.8
75 89.7 87.8 91.4 82.6 82 83.3
74 89.5 87.5 91.2 82.1 81.4 82.8
73 89.3 87.2 91.1 81.5 80.8 82.3
72 89.1 86.9 90.9 81 80.3 81.8
71 88.9 86.7 90.8 80.5 79.7 81.4
70 88.7 86.4 90.7 80 79.2 81
69 88.5 86.2 90.6 79.6 78.7 80.6
68 88.3 86 90.5 79.1 78.2 80.2
67 88.1 85.7 90.3 78.7 77.7 79.9
66 88 85.5 90.2 78.3 77.2 79.6
65 87.8 85.3 90.1 77.9 76.8 79.2
64 87.7 85.2 90.1 77.5 76.3 78.9
63 87.5 85 90 77.1 75.9 78.6
62 87.4 84.8 89.9 76.8 75.5 78.4
61 87.3 84.7 89.8 76.5 75.1 78.1
60 87.2 84.5 89.7 76.1 74.8 77.8
59 87.1 84.4 89.7 75.8 74.4 77.6
58 87 84.3 89.6 75.5 74.1 77.4
57 86.9 84.2 89.5 75.3 73.8 77.1
56 86.8 84 89.4 75 73.4 76.9
55 86.7 83.9 89.4 74.7 73.2 76.7
54 86.6 83.8 89.3 74.5 72.9 76.5
53 86.5 83.7 89.3 74.3 72.6 76.3
52 86.4 83.7 89.2 74.1 72.3 76.1
51 86.4 83.6 89.2 73.8 72.1 76
50 86.3 83.5 89.1 73.6 71.9 75.8
49 86.3 83.4 89.1 73.4 71.6 75.6
48 86.2 83.4 89 73.3 71.4 75.5
47 86.1 83.3 89 73.1 71.2 75.3
46 86.1 83.3 88.9 72.9 71 75.2
45 86.1 83.2 88.9 72.7 70.9 75
44 86 83.2 88.9 72.6 70.7 74.9
43 86 83.1 88.8 72.4 70.5 74.8
42 85.9 83.1 88.8 72.3 70.4 74.6
41 85.9 83 88.8 72.2 70.2 74.5
40 85.9 83 88.8 72 70.1 74.4
39 85.8 83 88.7 71.9 69.9 74.3
38 85.8 82.9 88.7 71.8 69.8 74.2
37 85.8 82.9 88.7 71.7 69.7 74.1
36 85.8 82.9 88.7 71.6 69.5 74
35 85.7 82.8 88.7 71.5 69.4 73.9
34 85.7 82.8 88.6 71.4 69.3 73.8
33 85.7 82.8 88.6 71.3 69.2 73.7
32 85.7 82.7 88.6 71.2 69.1 73.6
31 85.7 82.7 88.6 71.1 69 73.6
30 85.6 82.7 88.6 71 68.9 73.5
29 85.6 82.7 88.6 70.9 68.8 73.4
28 85.6 82.6 88.5 70.8 68.6 73.3
27 85.6 82.6 88.5 70.7 68.5 73.2
26 85.6 82.6 88.5 70.6 68.4 73.2
25 85.5 82.6 88.5 70.5 68.3 73.1
24 85.5 82.5 88.5 70.4 68.2 73
23 85.5 82.5 88.5 70.3 68.1 72.9
22 85.5 82.5 88.5 70.2 68 72.9
21 85.5 82.5 88.5 70.1 67.8 72.8
20 85.4 82.4 88.4 70 67.7 72.7
19 85.4 82.4 88.4 69.9 67.6 72.6
18 85.4 82.4 88.4 69.8 67.5 72.6
17 85.4 82.4 88.4 69.7 67.4 72.5
16 85.4 82.4 88.4 69.6 67.3 72.4
15 85.4 82.4 88.4 69.6 67.3 72.4
14 85.4 82.4 88.4 69.5 67.2 72.3
13 85.4 82.4 88.4 69.5 67.2 72.3
12 85.4 82.4 88.4 69.5 67.1 72.3
11 85.4 82.3 88.4 69.4 67.1 72.2
10 85.4 82.3 88.4 69.4 67 72.2
9 85.4 82.3 88.4 69.3 67 72.2
8 85.3 82.3 88.4 69.3 67 72.1
7 85.3 82.3 88.4 69.2 66.9 72.1
6 85.3 82.3 88.4 69.2 66.8 72
5 85.3 82.3 88.4 69.1 66.8 71.9
4 85.3 82.3 88.4 69 66.7 71.9
3 85.3 82.3 88.4 68.9 66.6 71.7
2 85.3 82.3 88.3 68.8 66.4 71.6
1 85.3 82.3 88.3 68.6 66.3 71.4
0 85.1 82.1 88.2 66.5 64 69.5

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 71 in Papua New Guinea, rising to 87.8 and 77.9 at 65, and to 91.1 and 85.7 at 80 — higher than the 85.1 and 66.5 years calculated at birth.

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

Probability of surviving to a given age

Japan
Male

Female
Papua New Guinea
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Japan Papua New Guinea
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 5.47% 2.18% 8.52% 0.09% 0.04% 0.16%
99 7.55% 3.22% 11.6% 0.14% 0.07% 0.26%
98 10.1% 4.61% 15.2% 0.23% 0.12% 0.41%
97 13% 6.38% 19.3% 0.36% 0.2% 0.63%
96 16.4% 8.56% 23.9% 0.55% 0.31% 0.94%
95 20.2% 11.2% 28.8% 0.82% 0.46% 1.37%
94 24.2% 14.2% 33.9% 1.18% 0.69% 1.95%
93 28.4% 17.6% 39.1% 1.67% 0.99% 2.7%
92 32.8% 21.3% 44.2% 2.29% 1.39% 3.65%
91 37.3% 25.3% 49.2% 3.09% 1.92% 4.82%
90 41.7% 29.4% 53.9% 4.07% 2.58% 6.24%
89 46.1% 33.7% 58.4% 5.25% 3.41% 7.93%
88 50.2% 38% 62.5% 6.67% 4.43% 9.89%
87 54.2% 42.3% 66.2% 8.31% 5.63% 12.1%
86 58% 46.4% 69.6% 10.2% 7.04% 14.6%
85 61.5% 50.4% 72.7% 12.3% 8.66% 17.3%
84 64.7% 54.1% 75.4% 14.6% 10.5% 20.3%
83 67.6% 57.6% 77.8% 17.1% 12.5% 23.4%
82 70.3% 60.9% 80% 19.7% 14.7% 26.6%
81 72.8% 63.9% 81.9% 22.5% 17% 29.9%
80 75% 66.7% 83.5% 25.4% 19.5% 33.3%
79 77% 69.3% 85% 28.4% 22.1% 36.7%
78 78.8% 71.6% 86.3% 31.4% 24.8% 40%
77 80.5% 73.8% 87.4% 34.5% 27.7% 43.3%
76 82% 75.8% 88.5% 37.6% 30.5% 46.6%
75 83.4% 77.6% 89.4% 40.6% 33.4% 49.7%
74 84.7% 79.4% 90.2% 43.6% 36.3% 52.7%
73 85.9% 81% 91% 46.5% 39.2% 55.5%
72 87% 82.5% 91.6% 49.3% 42.1% 58.2%
71 88% 83.9% 92.3% 52% 44.9% 60.7%
70 88.9% 85.2% 92.8% 54.6% 47.6% 63.1%
69 89.8% 86.4% 93.4% 57.1% 50.3% 65.3%
68 90.6% 87.5% 93.9% 59.5% 52.9% 67.3%
67 91.4% 88.5% 94.3% 61.8% 55.4% 69.2%
66 92% 89.5% 94.7% 63.9% 57.8% 71%
65 92.7% 90.4% 95.1% 66% 60.1% 72.6%
64 93.2% 91.2% 95.4% 67.9% 62.3% 74.2%
63 93.8% 91.9% 95.7% 69.7% 64.4% 75.6%
62 94.2% 92.5% 96% 71.4% 66.4% 76.9%
61 94.7% 93.1% 96.3% 73% 68.3% 78.2%
60 95.1% 93.7% 96.6% 74.5% 70% 79.3%
59 95.5% 94.2% 96.8% 75.9% 71.7% 80.4%
58 95.8% 94.7% 97% 77.2% 73.2% 81.4%
57 96.1% 95.1% 97.2% 78.4% 74.7% 82.3%
56 96.4% 95.5% 97.4% 79.5% 76% 83.2%
55 96.7% 95.8% 97.6% 80.6% 77.3% 84%
54 96.9% 96.2% 97.8% 81.5% 78.5% 84.8%
53 97.2% 96.5% 97.9% 82.5% 79.6% 85.5%
52 97.4% 96.7% 98.1% 83.3% 80.6% 86.1%
51 97.6% 97% 98.2% 84.1% 81.6% 86.8%
50 97.8% 97.2% 98.3% 84.8% 82.5% 87.4%
49 97.9% 97.4% 98.5% 85.5% 83.3% 87.9%
48 98.1% 97.6% 98.6% 86.2% 84.1% 88.4%
47 98.2% 97.7% 98.7% 86.8% 84.8% 88.9%
46 98.3% 97.9% 98.8% 87.3% 85.4% 89.4%
45 98.4% 98% 98.8% 87.8% 86% 89.8%
44 98.5% 98.1% 98.9% 88.3% 86.6% 90.2%
43 98.6% 98.3% 99% 88.8% 87.1% 90.5%
42 98.7% 98.4% 99% 89.2% 87.6% 90.9%
41 98.8% 98.4% 99.1% 89.6% 88.1% 91.2%
40 98.8% 98.5% 99.1% 90% 88.5% 91.5%
39 98.9% 98.6% 99.2% 90.3% 88.9% 91.8%
38 99% 98.7% 99.2% 90.6% 89.3% 92.1%
37 99% 98.8% 99.3% 90.9% 89.7% 92.3%
36 99.1% 98.8% 99.3% 91.2% 90% 92.6%
35 99.1% 98.9% 99.3% 91.5% 90.3% 92.8%
34 99.2% 98.9% 99.4% 91.8% 90.6% 93%
33 99.2% 99% 99.4% 92% 90.9% 93.2%
32 99.2% 99% 99.4% 92.2% 91.2% 93.4%
31 99.3% 99.1% 99.5% 92.5% 91.5% 93.6%
30 99.3% 99.1% 99.5% 92.7% 91.7% 93.8%
29 99.3% 99.2% 99.5% 92.9% 92% 93.9%
28 99.4% 99.2% 99.5% 93.1% 92.2% 94.1%
27 99.4% 99.3% 99.6% 93.3% 92.5% 94.3%
26 99.4% 99.3% 99.6% 93.5% 92.7% 94.4%
25 99.5% 99.4% 99.6% 93.7% 93% 94.6%
24 99.5% 99.4% 99.6% 93.9% 93.2% 94.7%
23 99.5% 99.5% 99.6% 94.1% 93.5% 94.9%
22 99.6% 99.5% 99.6% 94.3% 93.7% 95%
21 99.6% 99.5% 99.7% 94.5% 94% 95.1%
20 99.6% 99.6% 99.7% 94.7% 94.2% 95.3%
19 99.7% 99.6% 99.7% 94.9% 94.4% 95.4%
18 99.7% 99.6% 99.7% 95.1% 94.6% 95.5%
17 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 95.2% 94.8% 95.6%
16 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 95.3% 94.9% 95.7%
15 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 95.4% 95.1% 95.8%
14 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 95.5% 95.1% 95.9%
13 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 95.6% 95.2% 96%
12 99.7% 99.7% 99.8% 95.7% 95.3% 96%
11 99.7% 99.7% 99.8% 95.7% 95.4% 96.1%
10 99.7% 99.7% 99.8% 95.8% 95.4% 96.2%
9 99.8% 99.7% 99.8% 95.8% 95.5% 96.2%
8 99.8% 99.7% 99.8% 95.9% 95.6% 96.3%
7 99.8% 99.8% 99.8% 96% 95.7% 96.3%
6 99.8% 99.8% 99.8% 96.1% 95.8% 96.4%
5 99.8% 99.8% 99.8% 96.2% 95.9% 96.5%
4 99.8% 99.8% 99.8% 96.3% 96% 96.7%
3 99.8% 99.8% 99.8% 96.5% 96.2% 96.8%
2 99.8% 99.8% 99.8% 96.7% 96.4% 97%
1 99.8% 99.8% 99.9% 96.9% 96.6% 97.2%

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 74.5% in Papua New Guinea are expected to live past 60, 88.9% and 54.6% past 70, 75% and 25.4% past 80, and only 41.7% and 4.07% 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
Papua New Guinea
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Japan Papua New Guinea
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 29.6% 34.5% 28.6% 41.5% 42.6% 40.5%
99 27.5% 32.3% 26.4% 39.7% 40.9% 38.7%
98 25.1% 30% 23.8% 37.9% 39.2% 36.9%
97 22.8% 27.7% 21.4% 36.2% 37.5% 35.1%
96 20.6% 25.5% 19.1% 34.4% 35.8% 33.2%
95 18.6% 23.3% 17% 32.6% 34.1% 31.4%
94 16.7% 21.2% 15% 30.7% 32.3% 29.5%
93 14.9% 19.3% 13.2% 29% 30.6% 27.7%
92 13.4% 17.5% 11.6% 27.3% 29% 26%
91 12% 15.8% 10.2% 25.7% 27.4% 24.4%
90 10.6% 14.2% 8.82% 24.1% 25.8% 22.8%
89 9.4% 12.7% 7.62% 22.6% 24.3% 21.3%
88 8.33% 11.3% 6.57% 21.2% 22.9% 19.8%
87 7.36% 10.1% 5.66% 19.8% 21.4% 18.4%
86 6.46% 8.9% 4.87% 18.4% 20% 17%
85 5.67% 7.85% 4.2% 17% 18.6% 15.7%
84 4.98% 6.92% 3.62% 15.8% 17.3% 14.4%
83 4.36% 6.09% 3.1% 14.6% 16.1% 13.2%
82 3.82% 5.37% 2.66% 13.4% 14.9% 12.1%
81 3.37% 4.73% 2.31% 12.4% 13.8% 11.1%
80 2.97% 4.17% 2% 11.4% 12.8% 10.1%
79 2.61% 3.69% 1.74% 10.5% 11.9% 9.23%
78 2.3% 3.27% 1.5% 9.71% 11% 8.4%
77 2.05% 2.93% 1.31% 8.9% 10.2% 7.64%
76 1.85% 2.65% 1.16% 8.14% 9.41% 6.93%
75 1.68% 2.4% 1.03% 7.46% 8.68% 6.28%
74 1.52% 2.18% 0.92% 6.84% 8.01% 5.67%
73 1.38% 1.99% 0.82% 6.26% 7.37% 5.12%
72 1.26% 1.82% 0.74% 5.72% 6.79% 4.61%
71 1.16% 1.67% 0.68% 5.23% 6.25% 4.15%
70 1.06% 1.53% 0.62% 4.79% 5.76% 3.74%
69 0.97% 1.39% 0.57% 4.38% 5.3% 3.37%
68 0.89% 1.28% 0.51% 4.01% 4.89% 3.05%
67 0.82% 1.17% 0.47% 3.68% 4.51% 2.76%
66 0.74% 1.06% 0.43% 3.37% 4.16% 2.5%
65 0.67% 0.95% 0.39% 3.09% 3.84% 2.27%
64 0.62% 0.87% 0.36% 2.84% 3.54% 2.07%
63 0.56% 0.79% 0.33% 2.6% 3.25% 1.89%
62 0.51% 0.72% 0.31% 2.38% 2.99% 1.73%
61 0.47% 0.65% 0.29% 2.18% 2.74% 1.58%
60 0.43% 0.59% 0.26% 2% 2.51% 1.45%
59 0.39% 0.54% 0.25% 1.83% 2.3% 1.33%
58 0.36% 0.49% 0.23% 1.67% 2.11% 1.23%
57 0.33% 0.44% 0.21% 1.54% 1.94% 1.13%
56 0.3% 0.41% 0.2% 1.41% 1.78% 1.04%
55 0.28% 0.37% 0.19% 1.3% 1.64% 0.97%
54 0.26% 0.34% 0.18% 1.2% 1.51% 0.9%
53 0.24% 0.31% 0.17% 1.11% 1.39% 0.83%
52 0.22% 0.28% 0.15% 1.02% 1.28% 0.77%
51 0.2% 0.25% 0.14% 0.95% 1.18% 0.72%
50 0.18% 0.23% 0.13% 0.87% 1.08% 0.67%
49 0.16% 0.21% 0.12% 0.81% 0.99% 0.63%
48 0.15% 0.19% 0.11% 0.74% 0.91% 0.58%
47 0.13% 0.17% 0.1% 0.69% 0.84% 0.54%
46 0.12% 0.15% 0.09% 0.63% 0.77% 0.5%
45 0.11% 0.14% 0.08% 0.59% 0.71% 0.47%
44 0.1% 0.12% 0.07% 0.54% 0.66% 0.43%
43 0.09% 0.11% 0.07% 0.5% 0.61% 0.4%
42 0.08% 0.1% 0.06% 0.47% 0.56% 0.38%
41 0.08% 0.1% 0.06% 0.44% 0.52% 0.36%
40 0.07% 0.09% 0.05% 0.41% 0.49% 0.33%
39 0.06% 0.08% 0.05% 0.38% 0.45% 0.31%
38 0.06% 0.07% 0.04% 0.36% 0.42% 0.3%
37 0.05% 0.07% 0.04% 0.34% 0.4% 0.28%
36 0.05% 0.06% 0.04% 0.32% 0.38% 0.26%
35 0.05% 0.06% 0.04% 0.3% 0.35% 0.25%
34 0.05% 0.06% 0.03% 0.28% 0.34% 0.23%
33 0.04% 0.06% 0.03% 0.27% 0.32% 0.22%
32 0.04% 0.05% 0.03% 0.26% 0.3% 0.21%
31 0.04% 0.05% 0.03% 0.25% 0.29% 0.2%
30 0.04% 0.05% 0.02% 0.24% 0.28% 0.19%
29 0.04% 0.05% 0.02% 0.23% 0.28% 0.18%
28 0.03% 0.05% 0.02% 0.23% 0.27% 0.18%
27 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.22% 0.27% 0.17%
26 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.22% 0.27% 0.16%
25 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.21% 0.26% 0.16%
24 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.21% 0.27% 0.15%
23 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.21% 0.27% 0.15%
22 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.21% 0.27% 0.15%
21 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.21% 0.26% 0.14%
20 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.2% 0.25% 0.14%
19 0.02% 0.03% 0.01% 0.19% 0.24% 0.14%
18 0.02% 0.03% 0.01% 0.17% 0.21% 0.13%
17 0.02% 0.02% 0.01% 0.15% 0.18% 0.12%
16 0.01% 0.02% 0.01% 0.13% 0.15% 0.11%
15 0.01% 0.01% 0.009% 0.11% 0.12% 0.09%
14 0.01% 0.01% 0.007% 0.09% 0.1% 0.08%
13 0.008% 0.009% 0.006% 0.08% 0.08% 0.07%
12 0.007% 0.008% 0.006% 0.07% 0.07% 0.06%
11 0.006% 0.006% 0.005% 0.06% 0.07% 0.06%
10 0.005% 0.006% 0.005% 0.06% 0.07% 0.06%
9 0.005% 0.006% 0.004% 0.07% 0.07% 0.06%
8 0.006% 0.007% 0.004% 0.07% 0.08% 0.07%
7 0.006% 0.007% 0.005% 0.08% 0.09% 0.08%
6 0.007% 0.007% 0.006% 0.1% 0.1% 0.09%
5 0.007% 0.008% 0.007% 0.11% 0.12% 0.11%
4 0.008% 0.009% 0.007% 0.14% 0.15% 0.13%
3 0.01% 0.01% 0.009% 0.17% 0.18% 0.16%
2 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.2% 0.21% 0.19%
1 0.03% 0.03% 0.03% 0.25% 0.26% 0.24%
0 0.16% 0.17% 0.15% 3.08% 3.36% 2.77%

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

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

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

The annual chance of dying is 0.16% in the birth year in Japan and 3.08% in Papua New Guinea, 0.04% vs 0.24% at age 30, 0.43% vs 2% at 60, and 2.97% vs 11.4% at 80.

Death rate by age in Japan vs Papua New Guinea

Japan
Male

Female
Papua New Guinea
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
Japan Papua New Guinea
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 1,678 617 2,666 0 0 0
99 2,073 1,042 3,052 57 30.4 99.7
98 2,523 1,382 3,623 87.9 48.1 150.7
97 2,968 1,769 4,141 131.3 73.6 220.8
96 3,384 2,184 4,575 190.1 109.5 313
95 3,744 2,606 4,896 266.9 158 431
94 4,029 3,009 5,088 364 221.6 576
93 4,248 3,384 5,165 483 303 748
92 4,389 3,713 5,127 626 403 948
91 4,457 3,986 4,995 792 524 1,174
90 4,432 4,170 4,757 981 667 1,422
89 4,330 4,274 4,450 1,189 831 1,688
88 4,183 4,311 4,107 1,412 1,012 1,961
87 3,990 4,269 3,750 1,643 1,208 2,233
86 3,742 4,132 3,389 1,872 1,410 2,491
85 3,487 3,955 3,054 2,093 1,614 2,726
84 3,223 3,747 2,730 2,298 1,813 2,929
83 2,948 3,511 2,414 2,482 2,003 3,095
82 2,687 3,268 2,130 2,645 2,181 3,224
81 2,455 3,024 1,888 2,784 2,345 3,314
80 2,230 2,784 1,673 2,899 2,493 3,367
79 2,012 2,554 1,476 2,989 2,623 3,382
78 1,816 2,343 1,298 3,051 2,731 3,363
77 1,651 2,164 1,146 3,071 2,815 3,310
76 1,517 2,008 1,022 3,058 2,873 3,227
75 1,401 1,866 921 3,029 2,904 3,117
74 1,287 1,733 827 2,978 2,910 2,987
73 1,184 1,611 745 2,907 2,893 2,840
72 1,099 1,504 681 2,821 2,858 2,683
71 1,023 1,402 628 2,722 2,806 2,521
70 946 1,300 577 2,615 2,742 2,359
69 873 1,204 528 2,503 2,668 2,201
68 808 1,120 483 2,387 2,587 2,050
67 746 1,036 442 2,272 2,499 1,907
66 682 945 405 2,157 2,405 1,775
65 623 862 371 2,042 2,307 1,651
64 574 795 340 1,928 2,204 1,537
63 527 727 316 1,815 2,096 1,430
62 484 663 295.4 1,703 1,985 1,330
61 444 606 274.5 1,593 1,873 1,237
60 409 554 255.2 1,488 1,761 1,151
59 376 505 238.6 1,387 1,651 1,071
58 345 461 223 1,292 1,546 997
57 318 423 207.9 1,204 1,446 930
56 292.4 388 193.4 1,123 1,353 868
55 268.8 354 181 1,048 1,265 812
54 248.6 324 171.1 979 1,183 760
53 230.8 297.2 162.3 914 1,104 712
52 210.2 268.8 149.8 853 1,030 668
51 190.5 242.6 137 796 959 626
50 175 221.9 126.9 742 892 587
49 161 203.2 117.7 690 828 550
48 146.1 183.7 107.6 642 768 514
47 131.8 165.2 97.5 597 712 480
46 119.4 149.3 88.6 554 660 448
45 108.1 135 80.4 515 612 419
44 97.5 121.6 72.8 480 568 391
43 88.6 110.2 66.4 447 528 366
42 81.6 101.4 61.3 418 492 344
41 75.5 93.9 56.6 392 460 324
40 69.4 86.6 51.4 368 430 306
39 62.9 79.1 45.9 347 404 289.1
38 57.3 72.6 41.4 327 379 273.1
37 53.5 67.6 38.8 309 358 257.6
36 50.8 63.9 37 291.4 338 242.8
35 48.2 61 34.9 275.7 320 228.9
34 45.6 58.3 32.3 261.5 304 216.2
33 42.6 55.2 29.4 249 289.8 204.9
32 40.1 52.5 27.2 238.2 277.8 195.1
31 38.6 50.7 26.1 229.1 267.8 186.7
30 37.3 49.4 24.6 221.5 259.8 179.4
29 35.6 47.7 23.1 215.2 253.7 172.7
28 33.7 44.9 22 209.9 249.4 166.2
27 32.3 43 21.2 205.6 246.8 159.7
26 32.1 43.3 20.3 202.1 245.8 153.5
25 32.1 44.1 19.5 199.6 246.2 147.7
24 31.5 43.6 18.9 198.2 247.5 143
23 31 43 18.4 197.5 249 139.8
22 31.1 43.6 17.8 196.9 249.5 137.9
21 30.1 42.5 17.1 195.2 247.2 136.8
20 27.1 37.6 16 190.3 239.4 135.2
19 23.5 32.4 14 180.6 224.3 131.8
18 20 27.4 12.2 165.4 201.6 125.1
17 16.8 22.3 11.1 145.5 173.1 114.8
16 14.1 17.8 10.1 123.8 143.4 102.1
15 11.8 14.5 8.86 103.3 116.4 88.8
14 9.64 11.7 7.48 86.3 94.9 76.8
13 7.87 9.34 6.33 73.8 79.6 67.5
12 6.61 7.54 5.62 65.8 70 61.1
11 5.84 6.35 5.31 61.7 65.4 57.8
10 5.38 5.91 4.83 61.3 64.9 57.3
9 5.22 6.22 4.16 64.1 68.3 59.6
8 5.5 6.53 4.42 70.2 75.1 64.8
7 6 6.73 5.24 79.6 85.6 73.1
6 6.49 7.04 5.92 92.7 99.9 85
5 7.11 7.67 6.52 110.1 118.2 101.4
4 8.18 8.85 7.48 132.5 141.3 123
3 9.87 10.6 9.08 160.8 169.8 151.2
2 13.4 14.1 12.7 196.3 204.7 187.3
1 31 31.9 30 240.4 247.3 233
0 157.4 165.1 149.4 3,076 3,364 2,770

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/japan/papua-new-guinea | 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 0 in Papua New Guinea. The median age of death is 88.1 in Japan and 71.7 in Papua New Guinea, 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 Papua New Guinea 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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