Japan vs South Korea: Life expectancy at age 60, female
Japan
29.48 years
in 2024
South Korea
28.35 years
in 2024
Japan rank
3rd
South Korea rank
6th
Life expectancy at age 60, female over time
- Japan
- South Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports 29.48 years against 28.35 years in South Korea, a difference of 1.13 years.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 3rd and South 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 | South 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 South Korea?
- Japan, at 29.48 years against 28.35 years in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at age 60, female between Japan and South Korea?
- 1.13 years, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Japan ranks 3rd and South 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.