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Male life expectancy at birth in Japan

Male life expectancy at birth in Japan was 81.1 years in 2023, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 20th highest of 215 countries in 2023.

2023, years81.1
Change on 20220
Rank20th of 215Countries ranked
Series high81.62020
Series low65.31960

Male life expectancy at birth in Japan, 1960 to 2023

657075808519601970198019902000201020231960: 65.3 years1961: 66 years1962: 66.2 years1963: 67.2 years1964: 67.7 years1965: 67.7 years1966: 68.4 years1967: 68.9 years1968: 69.1 years1969: 69.2 years1970: 69.3 years1971: 70.2 years1972: 70.5 years1973: 70.7 years1974: 71.2 years1975: 71.7 years1976: 72.2 years1977: 72.7 years1978: 73 years1979: 73.5 years1980: 73.4 years1981: 73.8 years1982: 74.2 years1983: 74.2 years1984: 74.5 years1985: 74.8 years1986: 75.2 years1987: 75.6 years1988: 75.5 years1989: 75.9 years1990: 75.9 years1991: 76.1 years1992: 76.1 years1993: 76.3 years1994: 76.6 years1995: 76.4 years1996: 77 years1997: 77.2 years1998: 77.2 years1999: 77.1 years2000: 77.7 years2001: 78.1 years2002: 78.3 years2003: 78.4 years2004: 78.6 years2005: 78.6 years2006: 79 years2007: 79.2 years2008: 79.3 years2009: 79.6 years2010: 79.6 years2011: 79.4 years2012: 79.9 years2013: 80.2 years2014: 80.5 years2015: 80.8 years2016: 81 years2017: 81.1 years2018: 81.3 years2019: 81.4 years2020: 81.6 years2021: 81.5 years2022: 81.1 years2023: 81.1 years
years. Source: World Bank, Life expectancy at birth, male, years (SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-08.
All 64 values
Periodyears
202381.1
202281.1
202181.5
202081.6
201981.4
201881.3
201781.1
201681
201580.8
201480.5
201380.2
201279.9
201179.4
201079.6
200979.6
200879.3
200779.2
200679
200578.6
200478.6
200378.4
200278.3
200178.1
200077.7
199977.1
199877.2
199777.2
199677
199576.4
199476.6
199376.3
199276.1
199176.1
199075.9
198975.9
198875.5
198775.6
198675.2
198574.8
198474.5
198374.2
198274.2
198173.8
198073.4
197973.5
197873
197772.7
197672.2
197571.7
197471.2
197370.7
197270.5
197170.2
197069.3
196969.2
196869.1
196768.9
196668.4
196567.7
196467.7
196367.2
196266.2
196166
196065.3

Rankings

Definition

Average number of years a newborn boy would live at current age-specific mortality.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Life expectancy at birth, male, years (SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the male life expectancy at birth in Japan?

Male life expectancy at birth in Japan was 81.1 years in 2023, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 20th highest of 215 countries in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Life expectancy at birth, male, years (SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest male life expectancy at birth in Japan?

81.6 years in 2020, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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