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Japan vs United Kingdom: Life expectancy at birth, total (years)

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , Japan's Life expectancy at birth, total (years) was 84.04, compared to United Kingdom's 81.39. That makes Japan's value 3.3% higher than United Kingdom's.

Japan

Rank #10 of 217 globally

Japan trend
Latest (2024)
84.04
Year-over-year
0.0%
10-year change
+0.5%
Peak
84.56 (2020)
Trough
81.96 (2005)

United Kingdom

Rank #42 of 217 globally

United Kingdom trend
Latest (2024)
81.39
Year-over-year
+0.2%
10-year change
+0.1%
Peak
81.39 (2024)
Trough
79.05 (2005)

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Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.DYN.LE00.IN), CC BY 4.0.