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Japan vs United States: Life expectancy at birth, male (years)

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

In , Japan's Life expectancy at birth, male (years) was 81.09, compared to United States's 76.50. That makes Japan's value 6.0% higher than United States's.

Japan

Rank #22 of 217 globally

Japan trend
Latest (2024)
81.09
Year-over-year
+0.0%
10-year change
+0.7%
Peak
81.56 (2020)
Trough
78.56 (2005)

United States

Rank #58 of 217 globally

United States trend
Latest (2024)
76.50
Year-over-year
+0.9%
10-year change
+0.0%
Peak
76.50 (2014)
Trough
73.50 (2021)

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