Japan vs Sweden: Life Expectancy at Birth
Japan
84.04
in 2024
Sweden
84.06
in 2024
Japan rank
10th
Sweden rank
9th
Life Expectancy at Birth over time
- Japan
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 84.06 against 84.04 in Japan, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.
Japan ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 9th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.07 | 73.72 | 3.65 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 74.07 | 75.02 | 0.9433 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 77.46 | 76.69 | 0.773 | Japan |
| 1990s | 79.71 | 78.56 | 1.15 | Japan |
| 2000s | 82.03 | 80.45 | 1.58 | Japan |
| 2010s | 83.59 | 82.18 | 1.41 | Japan |
| 2020s | 84.22 | 83.17 | 1.05 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, Japan or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 84.06 against 84.04 in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth between Japan and Sweden?
- 0.02, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for life expectancy at birth?
- Japan ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 9th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.