Japan vs Korea: Life expectancy at age 60, female (years)
Japan
29.48 years
in 2024
Korea
28.35 years
in 2024
Japan rank
3rd
Korea rank
6th
Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) over time
- Japan
- Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports 29.48 years against 28.35 years in Korea, a difference of 1.13 years.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 3rd and Korea ranks 6th of 215 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.57 years | 16.22 years | 2.35 years | Japan |
| 1970s | 20.62 years | 18.76 years | 1.86 years | Japan |
| 1980s | 23.18 years | 19.68 years | 3.5 years | Japan |
| 1990s | 25.35 years | 21.5 years | 3.85 years | Japan |
| 2000s | 27.58 years | 24.34 years | 3.24 years | Japan |
| 2010s | 28.63 years | 26.96 years | 1.67 years | Japan |
| 2020s | 29.29 years | 28.21 years | 1.08 years | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at age 60, female, Japan or Korea?
- Japan, at 29.48 years against 28.35 years in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at age 60, female between Japan and Korea?
- 1.13 years, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Korea rank globally for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Japan ranks 3rd and Korea ranks 6th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as Life expectancy at age 60, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, female is the average number of years that a female at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout her life.