List of Japanese prefectures by life expectancy

This is a list of Japanese prefectures by life expectancy.

The Japanese Mortality Database (2013–2023)

Japan had peak of life expectancy in 2020. So this year is emphasized in the table below.

prefecture	2020				historical data												2023				2013 →2023
	overall	male	female	sex gap	2013	2013 →2018	2018	2018 →2019	2019	2019 →2020	2020	2020 →2021	2021	2021 →2022	2022	2022 →2023	overall	male	female	sex gap
Japan	84.71	81.58	87.73	6.15	83.43	0.89	84.32	0.14	84.46	0.25	84.71	−0.13	84.58	−0.48	84.10	0.04	84.14	81.10	87.16	6.06	0.71
Shiga	85.71	82.88	88.39	5.51	84.20	0.95	85.15	0.20	85.35	0.36	85.71	−0.11	85.60	−0.51	85.09	0.10	85.19	82.31	88.06	5.75	0.99
Kyoto	85.54	82.34	88.49	6.15	83.88	1.19	85.07	0.13	85.20	0.34	85.54	−0.15	85.39	−0.75	84.64	0.25	84.89	81.71	87.92	6.21	1.01
Nagano	85.51	82.54	88.39	5.85	84.47	0.81	85.28	0.06	85.34	0.17	85.51	0.16	85.67	−0.51	85.16	0.12	85.28	82.58	87.96	5.38	0.81
Nara	85.45	82.45	88.18	5.73	83.77	1.12	84.89	0.33	85.22	0.23	85.45	−0.25	85.20	−0.55	84.65	0.44	85.09	82.38	87.61	5.23	1.32
Okayama	85.39	82.08	88.53	6.45	83.67	1.00	84.67	0.34	85.01	0.38	85.39	−0.22	85.17	−0.49	84.68	−0.09	84.59	81.45	87.67	6.22	0.92
Kumamoto	85.37	81.96	88.51	6.55	84.24	0.84	85.08	−0.07	85.01	0.36	85.37	−0.16	85.21	−0.74	84.47	0.24	84.71	81.55	87.71	6.16	0.47
Hiroshima	85.37	82.17	88.39	6.22	83.81	0.73	84.54	0.33	84.87	0.50	85.37	−0.18	85.19	−0.56	84.63	−0.09	84.54	81.45	87.58	6.13	0.73
Tottori	85.31	81.76	88.68	6.92	83.30	1.38	84.68	−0.56	84.12	1.19	85.31	−0.54	84.77	−0.26	84.51	−0.30	84.21	80.97	87.37	6.40	0.91
Ishikawa	85.25	81.97	88.34	6.37	83.96	1.01	84.97	−0.01	84.96	0.29	85.25	0.04	85.29	−0.63	84.66	−0.16	84.50	81.40	87.50	6.10	0.54
Ōita	85.22	81.84	88.37	6.53	83.84	0.99	84.83	0.20	85.03	0.19	85.22	−0.25	84.97	−0.33	84.64	−0.18	84.46	81.37	87.37	6.00	0.62
Toyama	85.22	82.08	88.15	6.07	83.75	0.93	84.68	0.16	84.84	0.38	85.22	−0.39	84.83	−0.56	84.27	−0.03	84.24	81.29	87.11	5.82	0.49
Kanagawa	85.04	82.06	87.99	5.93	83.87	0.80	84.67	0.19	84.86	0.18	85.04	−0.12	84.92	−0.55	84.37	0.16	84.53	81.58	87.52	5.94	0.66
Gifu	85.03	82.24	87.68	5.44	83.48	0.89	84.37	0.12	84.49	0.54	85.03	−0.32	84.71	−0.46	84.25	0.11	84.36	81.59	87.08	5.49	0.88
Hyōgo	85.02	81.78	88.05	6.27	83.52	1.16	84.68	0.20	84.88	0.14	85.02	−0.22	84.80	−0.23	84.57	0.14	84.71	81.68	87.59	5.91	1.19
Yamanashi	85.01	81.76	88.24	6.48	83.80	0.85	84.65	−0.16	84.49	0.52	85.01	0.00	85.01	−0.59	84.42	−0.07	84.35	81.31	87.46	6.15	0.55
Shimane	84.98	81.71	88.12	6.41	83.53	1.27	84.80	0.09	84.89	0.09	84.98	0.13	85.11	−0.45	84.66	0.07	84.73	81.32	88.14	6.82	1.20
Tokyo	84.97	81.86	87.96	6.10	83.58	0.99	84.57	0.21	84.78	0.19	84.97	−0.17	84.80	−0.42	84.38	0.24	84.62	81.59	87.60	6.01	1.04
Fukui	84.92	81.85	87.88	6.03	84.07	0.94	85.01	−0.18	84.83	0.09	84.92	0.29	85.21	−0.69	84.52	0.33	84.85	81.98	87.67	5.69	0.78
Fukuoka	84.90	81.55	87.91	6.36	83.54	0.92	84.46	0.06	84.52	0.38	84.90	−0.24	84.66	−0.51	84.15	−0.03	84.12	80.80	87.23	6.43	0.58
Saga	84.89	81.42	88.11	6.69	83.50	0.77	84.27	0.31	84.58	0.31	84.89	−0.14	84.75	−0.43	84.32	−0.12	84.20	80.91	87.35	6.44	0.70
Miyagi	84.86	81.90	87.70	5.80	83.80	0.54	84.34	0.07	84.41	0.45	84.86	−0.12	84.74	−0.54	84.20	−0.10	84.10	81.08	87.13	6.05	0.30
Niigata	84.72	81.55	87.81	6.26	83.55	0.66	84.21	0.05	84.26	0.46	84.72	−0.29	84.43	−0.22	84.21	−0.16	84.05	80.87	87.29	6.42	0.50
Aichi	84.69	81.75	87.61	5.86	83.44	0.92	84.36	0.18	84.54	0.15	84.69	−0.04	84.65	−0.49	84.16	0.16	84.32	81.46	87.24	5.78	0.88
Mie	84.67	81.70	87.54	5.84	83.34	1.00	84.34	0.26	84.60	0.07	84.67	0.07	84.74	−0.34	84.40	−0.22	84.18	81.33	87.03	5.70	0.84
Yamaguchi	84.63	81.19	87.85	6.66	83.16	1.08	84.24	−0.06	84.18	0.45	84.63	−0.22	84.41	−0.17	84.24	−0.28	83.96	80.70	87.13	6.43	0.80
Kōchi	84.61	81.16	87.84	6.68	83.15	1.00	84.15	−0.03	84.12	0.49	84.61	−0.13	84.48	−0.69	83.79	0.36	84.15	80.66	87.56	6.90	1.00
Kagawa	84.60	81.48	87.62	6.14	83.44	0.93	84.37	0.24	84.61	−0.01	84.60	0.20	84.80	−0.45	84.35	−0.17	84.18	81.28	87.04	5.76	0.74
Ehime	84.56	81.48	87.38	5.90	83.13	1.00	84.13	0.03	84.16	0.40	84.56	−0.26	84.30	−0.20	84.10	−0.05	84.05	80.68	87.34	6.66	0.92
Shizuoka	84.55	81.59	87.47	5.88	83.55	0.79	84.34	0.05	84.39	0.16	84.55	0.12	84.67	−0.50	84.17	0.02	84.19	81.36	87.05	5.69	0.64
Chiba	84.55	81.53	87.62	6.09	83.48	0.85	84.33	−0.08	84.25	0.30	84.55	−0.09	84.46	−0.61	83.85	0.09	83.94	81.04	86.95	5.91	0.46
Okinawa	84.52	80.92	88.17	7.25	83.65	0.67	84.32	−0.06	84.26	0.26	84.52	−0.53	83.99	−0.73	83.26	0.13	83.39	79.94	87.07	7.13	−0.26
Wakayama	84.49	81.23	87.52	6.29	82.86	0.92	83.78	0.37	84.15	0.34	84.49	−0.21	84.28	−0.54	83.74	−0.29	83.45	80.30	86.49	6.19	0.59
Yamagata	84.42	81.53	87.18	5.65	83.20	1.12	84.32	0.04	84.36	0.06	84.42	0.14	84.56	−0.56	84.00	0.21	84.21	81.25	87.17	5.92	1.01
Tokushima	84.42	81.32	87.33	6.01	82.57	1.60	84.17	0.18	84.35	0.07	84.42	0.07	84.49	−0.33	84.16	−0.14	84.02	80.97	87.00	6.03	1.45
Saitama	84.39	81.49	87.32	5.83	83.22	0.91	84.13	0.12	84.25	0.14	84.39	−0.10	84.29	−0.50	83.79	0.01	83.80	80.87	86.86	5.99	0.58
Miyazaki	84.39	81.09	87.48	6.39	83.51	0.76	84.27	0.36	84.63	−0.24	84.39	0.03	84.42	−0.68	83.74	−0.18	83.56	80.22	86.84	6.62	0.05
Kagoshima	84.38	80.97	87.60	6.63	83.14	0.82	83.96	0.18	84.14	0.24	84.38	0.12	84.50	−0.69	83.81	0.04	83.85	80.63	87.01	6.38	0.71
Nagasaki	84.33	80.93	87.46	6.53	83.15	0.97	84.12	0.25	84.37	−0.04	84.33	0.01	84.34	0.06	84.40	−0.58	83.82	80.48	87.01	6.53	0.67
Hokkaido	84.32	81.09	87.28	6.19	83.19	0.79	83.98	0.09	84.07	0.25	84.32	−0.34	83.98	−0.41	83.57	0.05	83.62	80.57	86.47	5.90	0.43
Gunma	84.30	81.36	87.27	5.91	83.05	0.91	83.96	0.13	84.09	0.21	84.30	−0.34	83.96	−0.35	83.61	−0.06	83.55	80.68	86.54	5.86	0.50
Osaka	84.23	80.89	87.47	6.58	82.92	0.92	83.84	0.26	84.10	0.13	84.23	−0.21	84.02	−0.49	83.53	0.21	83.74	80.40	87.04	6.64	0.82
Tochigi	84.15	81.22	87.08	5.86	82.81	0.76	83.57	0.11	83.68	0.47	84.15	−0.19	83.96	−0.58	83.38	0.07	83.45	80.65	86.38	5.73	0.64
Iwate	84.12	80.89	87.18	6.29	83.01	0.40	83.41	0.09	83.50	0.62	84.12	0.04	84.16	−0.98	83.18	0.01	83.19	79.68	86.77	7.09	0.18
Akita	84.03	80.46	87.41	6.95	82.62	0.92	83.54	0.21	83.75	0.28	84.03	−0.05	83.98	−0.55	83.43	−0.20	83.23	79.92	86.45	6.53	0.61
Fukushima	83.96	80.87	87.05	6.18	82.83	0.64	83.47	0.11	83.58	0.38	83.96	−0.37	83.59	−0.36	83.23	0.05	83.28	80.44	86.22	5.78	0.45
Ibaraki	83.93	80.89	87.07	6.18	82.79	0.74	83.53	0.13	83.66	0.27	83.93	0.07	84.00	−0.63	83.37	−0.03	83.34	80.45	86.40	5.95	0.55
Aomori	83.09	79.43	86.58	7.15	81.91	0.90	82.81	−0.21	82.60	0.49	83.09	−0.13	82.96	−0.27	82.69	−0.47	82.22	78.78	85.55	6.77	0.31

Data source: National Institute of Population and Social Security Research

Maps of life expectancy in prefectures of Japan in 2015, 2020, 2023

Maps of life expectancy for male

Maps of life expectancy for female

The Japanese Mortality Database (2023)

Detailed data for 2023.

prefecture	Life expectancy for population in general									Life expectancy for male					Life expectancy for female					Female Δ Male
	at birth	bonus 0→65	at 65	bonus 65→80	at 80	bonus 80→100	at 100	bonus 100→110	at 110	at birth	at 65	at 80	at 100	at 110	at birth	at 65	at 80	at 100	at 110	at birth	at 65	at 80	at 100	at 110
Japan	84.14	2.92	22.06	3.59	10.65	11.71	2.36	8.97	1.33	81.10	19.54	9.01	2.08	1.30	87.16	24.40	11.85	2.40	1.33	6.06	4.86	2.84	0.32	0.03
Hokkaido	83.62	3.20	21.82	3.86	10.68	11.78	2.46	8.91	1.37	80.57	19.24	8.94	2.18	1.35	86.47	24.08	11.92	2.51	1.37	5.90	4.84	2.98	0.33	0.02
Aomori	82.22	3.60	20.82	4.15	9.97	12.14	2.11	9.13	1.24	78.78	17.97	8.17	1.95	1.27	85.55	23.37	11.15	2.13	1.24	6.77	5.40	2.98	0.18	−0.03
Iwate	83.19	3.38	21.57	3.84	10.41	11.78	2.19	9.07	1.26	79.68	18.85	8.66	2.06	1.31	86.77	24.10	11.62	2.21	1.26	7.09	5.25	2.96	0.15	−0.05
Miyagi	84.10	2.91	22.01	3.57	10.58	11.77	2.35	8.98	1.33	81.08	19.55	8.99	2.02	1.27	87.13	24.31	11.71	2.41	1.34	6.05	4.76	2.72	0.39	0.07
Akita	83.23	3.34	21.57	3.75	10.32	11.83	2.15	9.10	1.25	79.92	18.90	8.59	1.90	1.23	86.45	23.94	11.46	2.19	1.25	6.53	5.04	2.87	0.29	0.02
Yamagata	84.21	2.89	22.10	3.37	10.47	11.73	2.20	9.06	1.26	81.25	19.76	8.97	2.07	1.30	87.17	24.27	11.54	2.22	1.26	5.92	4.51	2.57	0.15	−0.04
Fukushima	83.28	3.32	21.60	3.70	10.30	11.94	2.24	9.05	1.29	80.44	19.16	8.65	1.92	1.24	86.22	23.92	11.49	2.29	1.30	5.78	4.76	2.84	0.37	0.06
Ibaraki	83.34	3.31	21.65	3.70	10.35	11.92	2.27	9.03	1.30	80.45	19.27	8.87	2.08	1.31	86.40	24.00	11.52	2.31	1.30	5.95	4.73	2.65	0.23	−0.01
Tochigi	83.45	3.16	21.61	3.64	10.25	11.98	2.23	9.06	1.29	80.65	19.24	8.66	1.88	1.22	86.38	23.92	11.48	2.29	1.29	5.73	4.68	2.82	0.41	0.07
Gunma	83.55	3.01	21.56	3.67	10.23	11.98	2.21	9.07	1.28	80.68	19.15	8.65	1.95	1.25	86.54	23.91	11.47	2.25	1.28	5.86	4.76	2.82	0.30	0.03
Saitama	83.80	2.97	21.77	3.65	10.42	11.93	2.35	8.99	1.34	80.87	19.38	8.94	2.10	1.31	86.86	24.11	11.59	2.39	1.34	5.99	4.73	2.65	0.29	0.03
Chiba	83.94	3.05	21.99	3.53	10.52	11.79	2.31	9.00	1.31	81.04	19.63	9.05	2.09	1.30	86.95	24.27	11.69	2.35	1.31	5.91	4.64	2.64	0.26	0.01
Tokyo	84.62	2.76	22.38	3.64	11.02	11.53	2.55	8.85	1.40	81.59	19.75	9.26	2.24	1.37	87.60	24.79	12.25	2.60	1.40	6.01	5.04	2.99	0.36	0.03
Kanagawa	84.53	2.83	22.36	3.53	10.89	11.58	2.47	8.90	1.37	81.58	19.87	9.26	2.18	1.34	87.52	24.71	12.13	2.52	1.37	5.94	4.84	2.87	0.34	0.03
Niigata	84.05	2.94	21.99	3.54	10.53	11.77	2.30	9.00	1.30	80.87	19.45	8.87	2.00	1.27	87.29	24.40	11.75	2.34	1.30	6.42	4.95	2.88	0.34	0.03
Toyama	84.24	2.84	22.08	3.45	10.53	11.75	2.28	9.02	1.30	81.29	19.53	8.89	1.96	1.25	87.11	24.39	11.67	2.33	1.30	5.82	4.86	2.78	0.37	0.05
Ishikawa	84.50	2.67	22.17	3.38	10.55	11.79	2.34	8.99	1.33	81.40	19.52	8.77	1.97	1.26	87.50	24.58	11.82	2.42	1.34	6.10	5.06	3.05	0.45	0.08
Fukui	84.85	2.48	22.33	3.21	10.54	11.69	2.23	9.05	1.28	81.98	19.91	8.91	1.93	1.24	87.67	24.55	11.72	2.28	1.28	5.69	4.64	2.81	0.35	0.04
Yamanashi	84.35	2.92	22.27	3.32	10.59	11.72	2.31	9.00	1.31	81.31	19.81	8.86	1.93	1.24	87.46	24.62	11.92	2.39	1.32	6.15	4.81	3.06	0.46	0.08
Nagano	85.28	2.62	22.90	3.13	11.03	11.22	2.25	9.02	1.27	82.58	20.59	9.44	2.02	1.26	87.96	25.07	12.26	2.30	1.27	5.38	4.48	2.82	0.28	0.01
Gifu	84.36	2.79	22.15	3.29	10.44	11.80	2.24	9.05	1.29	81.59	19.80	8.86	1.89	1.22	87.08	24.34	11.65	2.30	1.29	5.49	4.54	2.79	0.41	0.07
Shizuoka	84.19	2.84	22.03	3.47	10.50	11.82	2.32	9.00	1.32	81.36	19.68	8.97	1.99	1.26	87.05	24.25	11.66	2.37	1.32	5.69	4.57	2.69	0.38	0.06
Aichi	84.32	2.71	22.03	3.50	10.53	11.84	2.37	8.97	1.34	81.46	19.61	8.96	2.09	1.31	87.24	24.35	11.75	2.41	1.34	5.78	4.74	2.79	0.32	0.03
Mie	84.18	2.72	21.90	3.44	10.34	11.89	2.23	9.06	1.29	81.33	19.59	8.87	1.94	1.24	87.03	24.06	11.45	2.27	1.29	5.70	4.47	2.58	0.33	0.05
Shiga	85.19	2.54	22.73	3.05	10.78	11.51	2.29	8.99	1.28	82.31	20.40	9.25	2.14	1.32	88.06	24.93	11.98	2.31	1.28	5.75	4.53	2.73	0.17	−0.04
Kyoto	84.89	2.81	22.70	3.34	11.04	11.46	2.50	8.88	1.38	81.71	20.14	9.34	2.13	1.31	87.92	24.96	12.25	2.57	1.39	6.21	4.82	2.91	0.44	0.08
Osaka	83.74	3.06	21.80	3.84	10.64	11.83	2.47	8.91	1.38	80.40	19.06	8.94	2.17	1.35	87.04	24.33	11.87	2.52	1.38	6.64	5.27	2.93	0.35	0.03
Hyōgo	84.71	2.70	22.41	3.45	10.86	11.57	2.43	8.92	1.35	81.68	19.88	9.19	2.15	1.33	87.59	24.70	12.07	2.47	1.35	5.91	4.82	2.88	0.32	0.02
Nara	85.09	2.54	22.63	3.11	10.74	11.55	2.29	9.01	1.30	82.38	20.40	9.25	1.92	1.22	87.61	24.61	11.87	2.35	1.30	5.23	4.21	2.62	0.43	0.08
Wakayama	83.45	3.20	21.65	3.61	10.26	12.04	2.30	9.02	1.32	80.30	19.04	8.61	1.91	1.24	86.49	24.04	11.45	2.35	1.32	6.19	5.00	2.84	0.44	0.08
Tottori	84.21	2.92	22.13	3.55	10.68	11.72	2.40	8.95	1.35	80.97	19.32	8.77	2.00	1.27	87.37	24.71	12.01	2.46	1.35	6.40	5.39	3.24	0.46	0.08
Shimane	84.73	2.79	22.52	3.51	11.03	11.33	2.36	8.96	1.32	81.32	19.72	9.16	1.93	1.22	88.14	25.11	12.31	2.44	1.33	6.82	5.39	3.15	0.51	0.11
Okayama	84.59	2.77	22.36	3.40	10.76	11.55	2.31	8.99	1.30	81.45	19.84	9.10	2.02	1.27	87.67	24.69	11.99	2.35	1.30	6.22	4.85	2.89	0.33	0.03
Hiroshima	84.54	2.79	22.33	3.46	10.79	11.51	2.30	9.00	1.30	81.45	19.79	9.15	2.05	1.28	87.58	24.67	11.98	2.34	1.30	6.13	4.88	2.83	0.29	0.02
Yamaguchi	83.96	2.86	21.82	3.69	10.51	11.77	2.28	9.01	1.29	80.70	19.14	8.78	2.05	1.29	87.13	24.25	11.73	2.31	1.29	6.43	5.11	2.95	0.26	0.00
Tokushima	84.02	2.91	21.93	3.58	10.51	11.73	2.24	9.04	1.28	80.97	19.49	8.87	1.99	1.26	87.00	24.17	11.68	2.28	1.28	6.03	4.68	2.81	0.29	0.02
Kagawa	84.18	2.85	22.03	3.54	10.57	11.83	2.40	8.95	1.35	81.28	19.64	9.07	2.12	1.32	87.04	24.25	11.68	2.44	1.35	5.76	4.61	2.61	0.32	0.03
Ehime	84.05	2.92	21.97	3.66	10.63	11.65	2.28	9.01	1.29	80.68	19.28	8.87	2.10	1.32	87.34	24.41	11.87	2.31	1.29	6.66	5.13	3.00	0.21	−0.03
Kōchi	84.15	2.87	22.02	3.77	10.79	11.46	2.25	9.02	1.27	80.66	19.29	9.05	2.11	1.31	87.56	24.51	12.00	2.27	1.26	6.90	5.22	2.95	0.16	−0.05
Fukuoka	84.12	2.98	22.10	3.66	10.76	11.66	2.42	8.93	1.35	80.80	19.39	8.98	2.09	1.31	87.23	24.46	11.94	2.46	1.35	6.43	5.07	2.96	0.37	0.04
Saga	84.20	2.86	22.06	3.58	10.64	11.72	2.36	8.97	1.33	80.91	19.40	8.91	2.12	1.32	87.35	24.43	11.81	2.39	1.33	6.44	5.03	2.90	0.27	0.01
Nagasaki	83.82	3.14	21.96	3.65	10.61	11.64	2.25	9.02	1.27	80.48	19.28	8.83	2.08	1.31	87.01	24.36	11.83	2.27	1.27	6.53	5.08	3.00	0.19	−0.04
Kumamoto	84.71	2.79	22.50	3.44	10.94	11.36	2.30	9.00	1.30	81.55	19.97	9.30	2.02	1.26	87.71	24.75	12.06	2.35	1.30	6.16	4.78	2.76	0.33	0.04
Ōita	84.46	2.84	22.30	3.41	10.71	11.56	2.27	9.02	1.29	81.37	19.78	8.98	2.01	1.27	87.37	24.52	11.91	2.31	1.29	6.00	4.74	2.93	0.30	0.02
Miyazaki	83.56	3.31	21.87	3.75	10.62	11.69	2.31	8.99	1.30	80.22	19.17	8.95	2.14	1.33	86.84	24.37	11.81	2.33	1.30	6.62	5.20	2.86	0.19	−0.03
Kagoshima	83.85	3.17	22.02	3.67	10.69	11.62	2.31	9.00	1.31	80.63	19.46	9.07	2.06	1.29	87.01	24.40	11.82	2.35	1.31	6.38	4.94	2.75	0.29	0.02
Okinawa	83.39	3.62	22.01	3.99	11.00	11.44	2.44	8.91	1.35	79.94	19.33	9.38	2.22	1.36	87.07	24.67	12.21	2.48	1.35	7.13	5.34	2.83	0.26	−0.01

Data source: National Institute of Population and Social Security Research

The Japanese Mortality Database (2020)

prefecture	Life expectancy for population in general									Life expectancy for male					Life expectancy for female					Female Δ Male
	at birth	bonus 0→65	at 65	bonus 65→80	at 80	bonus 80→100	at 100	bonus 100→110	at 110	at birth	at 65	at 80	at 100	at 110	at birth	at 65	at 80	at 100	at 110	at birth	at 65	at 80	at 100	at 110
Japan	84.71	2.87	22.58	3.50	11.08	11.44	2.52	8.87	1.39	81.58	19.99	9.36	2.19	1.34	87.73	24.90	12.28	2.58	1.39	6.15	4.91	2.92	0.39	0.05
Hokkaido	84.32	3.14	22.46	3.72	11.18	11.45	2.63	8.80	1.43	81.09	19.81	9.40	2.31	1.40	87.28	24.70	12.38	2.68	1.43	6.19	4.89	2.98	0.37	0.03
Aomori	83.09	3.48	21.57	3.98	10.55	11.86	2.41	8.95	1.36	79.43	18.66	8.74	2.18	1.37	86.58	24.06	11.64	2.45	1.36	7.15	5.40	2.90	0.27	−0.01
Iwate	84.12	3.10	22.22	3.67	10.89	11.53	2.42	8.93	1.35	80.89	19.55	9.15	2.11	1.31	87.18	24.55	11.99	2.47	1.35	6.29	5.00	2.84	0.36	0.04
Miyagi	84.86	2.86	22.72	3.35	11.07	11.39	2.46	8.90	1.36	81.90	20.25	9.43	2.21	1.35	87.70	24.90	12.18	2.51	1.36	5.80	4.65	2.75	0.30	0.01
Akita	84.03	3.20	22.23	3.65	10.88	11.49	2.37	8.95	1.32	80.46	19.24	8.97	2.02	1.27	87.41	24.83	12.08	2.42	1.33	6.95	5.59	3.11	0.40	0.06
Yamagata	84.42	3.19	22.61	3.29	10.90	11.47	2.37	8.95	1.32	81.53	20.14	9.19	2.13	1.32	87.18	24.79	12.05	2.41	1.32	5.65	4.65	2.86	0.28	0.00
Fukushima	83.96	3.14	22.10	3.71	10.81	11.59	2.40	8.95	1.35	80.87	19.57	9.13	2.13	1.32	87.05	24.41	11.92	2.46	1.35	6.18	4.84	2.79	0.33	0.03
Ibaraki	83.93	3.22	22.15	3.60	10.75	11.69	2.44	8.92	1.36	80.89	19.66	9.18	2.19	1.35	87.07	24.54	11.88	2.49	1.37	6.18	4.88	2.70	0.30	0.02
Tochigi	84.15	3.07	22.22	3.60	10.82	11.67	2.49	8.91	1.40	81.22	19.83	9.26	2.13	1.31	87.08	24.42	11.86	2.56	1.40	5.86	4.59	2.60	0.43	0.09
Gunma	84.30	2.89	22.19	3.54	10.73	11.70	2.43	8.93	1.36	81.36	19.71	9.08	2.17	1.34	87.27	24.53	11.95	2.47	1.36	5.91	4.82	2.87	0.30	0.02
Saitama	84.39	2.93	22.32	3.54	10.86	11.60	2.46	8.91	1.37	81.49	19.90	9.31	2.14	1.32	87.32	24.58	12.03	2.51	1.37	5.83	4.68	2.72	0.37	0.05
Chiba	84.55	2.94	22.49	3.49	10.98	11.51	2.49	8.88	1.37	81.53	20.02	9.39	2.19	1.34	87.62	24.81	12.17	2.53	1.37	6.09	4.79	2.78	0.34	0.03
Tokyo	84.97	2.72	22.69	3.61	11.30	11.28	2.58	8.82	1.40	81.86	20.01	9.52	2.29	1.38	87.96	25.06	12.49	2.62	1.40	6.10	5.05	2.97	0.33	0.02
Kanagawa	85.04	2.79	22.83	3.44	11.27	11.32	2.59	8.82	1.41	82.06	20.33	9.60	2.26	1.37	87.99	25.10	12.47	2.64	1.41	5.93	4.77	2.87	0.38	0.04
Niigata	84.72	2.84	22.56	3.46	11.02	11.48	2.50	8.88	1.38	81.55	19.89	9.19	2.13	1.32	87.81	24.95	12.23	2.56	1.38	6.26	5.06	3.04	0.43	0.06
Toyama	85.22	2.57	22.79	3.37	11.16	11.35	2.51	8.86	1.37	82.08	20.16	9.32	2.17	1.33	88.15	25.06	12.39	2.56	1.38	6.07	4.90	3.07	0.39	0.05
Ishikawa	85.25	2.59	22.84	3.31	11.15	11.33	2.48	8.88	1.36	81.97	20.12	9.24	2.24	1.37	88.34	25.20	12.43	2.53	1.36	6.37	5.08	3.19	0.29	−0.01
Fukui	84.92	2.93	22.85	3.25	11.10	11.30	2.40	8.93	1.33	81.85	20.24	9.34	2.04	1.27	87.88	25.18	12.30	2.47	1.34	6.03	4.94	2.96	0.43	0.07
Yamanashi	85.01	2.85	22.86	3.33	11.19	11.37	2.56	8.84	1.40	81.76	20.33	9.44	2.29	1.39	88.24	25.18	12.44	2.61	1.40	6.48	4.85	3.00	0.32	0.01
Nagano	85.51	2.80	23.31	3.13	11.44	11.03	2.47	8.88	1.35	82.54	20.89	9.78	2.09	1.27	88.39	25.48	12.62	2.55	1.36	5.85	4.59	2.84	0.46	0.09
Gifu	85.03	2.63	22.66	3.19	10.85	11.59	2.44	8.92	1.36	82.24	20.32	9.21	2.15	1.33	87.68	24.75	12.03	2.49	1.36	5.44	4.43	2.82	0.34	0.03
Shizuoka	84.55	2.91	22.46	3.47	10.93	11.58	2.51	8.88	1.39	81.59	19.96	9.28	2.12	1.31	87.47	24.76	12.10	2.57	1.40	5.88	4.80	2.82	0.45	0.09
Aichi	84.69	2.69	22.38	3.46	10.84	11.62	2.46	8.91	1.37	81.75	19.91	9.18	2.13	1.32	87.61	24.68	12.05	2.51	1.37	5.86	4.77	2.87	0.38	0.05
Mie	84.67	2.83	22.50	3.36	10.86	11.54	2.40	8.95	1.35	81.70	20.14	9.29	2.06	1.28	87.54	24.61	11.97	2.46	1.35	5.84	4.47	2.68	0.40	0.07
Shiga	85.71	2.44	23.15	3.13	11.28	11.14	2.42	8.91	1.33	82.88	20.73	9.64	2.10	1.29	88.39	25.32	12.41	2.48	1.34	5.51	4.59	2.77	0.38	0.05
Kyoto	85.54	2.59	23.13	3.28	11.41	11.21	2.62	8.80	1.42	82.34	20.51	9.63	2.23	1.35	88.49	25.37	12.62	2.69	1.42	6.15	4.86	2.99	0.46	0.07
Osaka	84.23	2.96	22.19	3.73	10.92	11.62	2.54	8.86	1.40	80.89	19.42	9.14	2.19	1.35	87.47	24.68	12.15	2.59	1.40	6.58	5.26	3.01	0.40	0.05
Hyōgo	85.02	2.76	22.78	3.35	11.13	11.37	2.50	8.87	1.37	81.78	20.13	9.34	2.17	1.33	88.05	25.09	12.37	2.55	1.37	6.27	4.96	3.03	0.38	0.04
Nara	85.45	2.67	23.12	3.16	11.28	11.14	2.42	8.91	1.33	82.45	20.65	9.53	2.05	1.26	88.18	25.26	12.48	2.49	1.34	5.73	4.61	2.95	0.44	0.08
Wakayama	84.49	2.88	22.37	3.47	10.84	11.55	2.39	8.94	1.33	81.23	19.81	9.07	2.07	1.29	87.52	24.57	12.05	2.44	1.33	6.29	4.76	2.98	0.37	0.04
Tottori	85.31	2.65	22.96	3.56	11.52	11.11	2.63	8.78	1.41	81.76	20.01	9.58	2.26	1.36	88.68	25.56	12.74	2.68	1.41	6.92	5.55	3.16	0.42	0.05
Shimane	84.98	2.94	22.92	3.43	11.35	11.11	2.46	8.88	1.34	81.71	20.23	9.55	2.23	1.35	88.12	25.29	12.50	2.50	1.34	6.41	5.06	2.95	0.27	−0.01
Okayama	85.39	2.63	23.02	3.32	11.34	11.22	2.56	8.83	1.39	82.08	20.30	9.50	2.12	1.30	88.53	25.41	12.56	2.63	1.40	6.45	5.11	3.06	0.51	0.10
Hiroshima	85.37	2.71	23.08	3.36	11.44	11.10	2.54	8.84	1.38	82.17	20.44	9.62	2.20	1.33	88.39	25.36	12.65	2.60	1.38	6.22	4.92	3.03	0.40	0.05
Yamaguchi	84.63	2.92	22.55	3.57	11.12	11.43	2.55	8.85	1.40	81.19	19.73	9.30	2.19	1.34	87.85	24.99	12.29	2.61	1.40	6.66	5.26	2.99	0.42	0.06
Tokushima	84.42	3.11	22.53	3.51	11.04	11.40	2.44	8.91	1.35	81.32	20.02	9.33	2.20	1.35	87.33	24.73	12.16	2.48	1.35	6.01	4.71	2.83	0.28	0.00
Kagawa	84.60	3.01	22.61	3.50	11.11	11.35	2.46	8.89	1.35	81.48	19.94	9.37	2.15	1.32	87.62	25.05	12.33	2.51	1.35	6.14	5.11	2.96	0.36	0.03
Ehime	84.56	2.93	22.49	3.61	11.10	11.48	2.58	8.84	1.42	81.48	19.95	9.37	2.20	1.35	87.38	24.64	12.23	2.64	1.42	5.90	4.69	2.86	0.44	0.07
Kōchi	84.61	3.21	22.82	3.55	11.37	11.21	2.58	8.82	1.40	81.16	19.90	9.40	2.20	1.35	87.84	25.37	12.66	2.64	1.40	6.68	5.47	3.26	0.44	0.05
Fukuoka	84.90	2.84	22.74	3.53	11.27	11.33	2.60	8.81	1.41	81.55	19.91	9.35	2.21	1.35	87.91	25.10	12.47	2.64	1.41	6.36	5.19	3.12	0.43	0.06
Saga	84.89	2.79	22.68	3.39	11.07	11.43	2.50	8.87	1.37	81.42	19.96	9.24	2.21	1.36	88.11	25.00	12.26	2.54	1.37	6.69	5.04	3.02	0.33	0.01
Nagasaki	84.33	3.18	22.51	3.53	11.04	11.50	2.54	8.86	1.40	80.93	19.90	9.28	2.16	1.33	87.46	24.70	12.15	2.59	1.40	6.53	4.80	2.87	0.43	0.07
Kumamoto	85.37	2.87	23.24	3.22	11.46	11.04	2.50	8.86	1.36	81.96	20.57	9.62	2.13	1.30	88.51	25.50	12.66	2.57	1.36	6.55	4.93	3.04	0.44	0.06
Ōita	85.22	2.75	22.97	3.32	11.29	11.17	2.46	8.89	1.35	81.84	20.23	9.47	2.10	1.29	88.37	25.31	12.48	2.52	1.35	6.53	5.08	3.01	0.42	0.06
Miyazaki	84.39	3.20	22.59	3.59	11.18	11.38	2.56	8.84	1.40	81.09	19.89	9.39	2.18	1.33	87.48	24.95	12.36	2.62	1.40	6.39	5.06	2.97	0.44	0.07
Kagoshima	84.38	3.27	22.65	3.59	11.24	11.34	2.58	8.83	1.41	80.97	20.05	9.51	2.18	1.33	87.60	24.91	12.32	2.64	1.42	6.63	4.86	2.81	0.46	0.09
Okinawa	84.52	3.61	23.13	3.68	11.81	11.17	2.98	8.60	1.58	80.92	20.28	9.88	2.54	1.51	88.17	25.77	13.15	3.06	1.59	7.25	5.49	3.27	0.52	0.08

Data source: National Institute of Population and Social Security Research

Percentage surviving in 2020

See also: Gompertz–Makeham law of mortality

The percentage surviving, is the percent of the population that would survive to certain age, if their life conditions in a given year, were extrapolated to their whole life.

The percent of Japanese people surviving to certain ages by gender, 2020

Age	Japan on average				Tokyo				Kyoto
	Percentage surviving		F Δ M	F / M	Percentage surviving		F Δ M	F / M	Percentage surviving		F Δ M	F / M
	male	female			male	female			male	female
1	99.8	99.8	0.0	1.00	99.9	99.9	-0.0	1.00	99.9	99.9	-0.0	1.00
5	99.8	99.8	0.0	1.00	99.8	99.8	0.0	1.00	99.9	99.8	-0.0	1.00
10	99.7	99.8	0.0	1.00	99.8	99.8	0.0	1.00	99.8	99.8	-0.1	1.00
15	99.7	99.7	0.0	1.00	99.7	99.7	0.0	1.00	99.8	99.8	-0.1	1.00
20	99.5	99.6	0.1	1.00	99.6	99.7	0.0	1.00	99.7	99.7	-0.0	1.00
25	99.3	99.5	0.2	1.00	99.4	99.6	0.1	1.00	99.5	99.6	0.2	1.00
30	99.1	99.4	0.3	1.00	99.2	99.4	0.2	1.00	99.2	99.5	0.3	1.00
35	98.8	99.2	0.5	1.00	99.0	99.3	0.3	1.00	99.0	99.4	0.4	1.00
40	98.4	99.0	0.6	1.01	98.7	99.1	0.4	1.00	98.6	99.2	0.7	1.01
45	97.8	98.7	0.8	1.01	98.2	98.8	0.6	1.01	98.0	98.9	0.8	1.01
50	97.0	98.1	1.2	1.01	97.4	98.3	0.9	1.01	97.2	98.4	1.1	1.01
55	95.5	97.3	1.8	1.02	96.0	97.5	1.5	1.02	95.8	97.7	1.9	1.02
60	93.3	96.2	2.9	1.03	93.8	96.4	2.6	1.03	93.6	96.7	3.1	1.03
65	89.7	94.6	4.8	1.05	90.2	94.7	4.5	1.05	90.5	95.3	4.9	1.05
70	84.3	92.2	7.9	1.09	84.6	92.2	7.6	1.09	85.6	93.2	7.6	1.09
75	76.1	88.4	12.3	1.16	76.1	88.3	12.2	1.16	77.9	89.6	11.7	1.15
80	64.4	82.1	17.7	1.27	64.3	82.1	17.8	1.28	66.6	83.6	16.9	1.25
85	48.3	71.0	22.8	1.47	48.3	71.4	23.1	1.48	50.7	72.9	22.2	1.44
90	28.1	52.4	24.3	1.86	28.7	53.2	24.5	1.85	30.4	54.7	24.3	1.80
95	10.8	28.0	17.2	2.60	11.5	29.3	17.8	2.55	12.1	30.6	18.4	2.52
100	2.188	8.627	6.439	3.94	2.530	9.339	6.809	3.69	2.579	10.076	7.497	3.91
105	0.195	1.146	0.951	5.88	0.254	1.297	1.043	5.11	0.240	1.479	1.239	6.16
110	0.007	0.055	0.048	7.86	0.011	0.065	0.054	5.91	0.009	0.080	0.071	8.89

Data source: National Institute of Population and Social Security Research

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (2015)

Map of Japanese prefectures by life expectancy (2015)

Development of life expectancy in Japan according to estimation of the World Bank Group

Life expectancy with calculated gender gap

Life expectancy in Japan according to estimation of the Our World in Data

Development of life expectancy in Japan in comparison to other big countries of the world

Development of life expectancy in Japan in comparison to other big countries of Asia

Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy in Japan on the background of other countries of the world in 2019

Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy for males and females

Prefectures by life expectancy at birth according to Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan. The total life expectancy is calculated out of the averages for men and women.

Rank	Prefecture	Life expectancy
		Total	Men	Women
1	Nagano	84.72	81.75	87.68
2	Shiga	84.68	81.78	87.57
3	Fukui	84.41	81.27	87.54
4	Kyoto	84.38	81.40	87.35
5	Kumamoto	84.36	81.22	87.49
6	Okayama	84.35	81.03	87.67
7	Nara	84.31	81.36	87.25
8	Kanagawa	84.28	81.32	87.24
9	Shimane	84.22	80.79	87.64
10	Hiroshima	84.21	81.08	87.33
11	Ōita	84.20	81.08	87.31
12	Tokyo	84.17	81.07	87.26
13	Ishikawa	84.16	81.04	87.28
14	Miyagi	84.08	80.99	87.16
15	Yamanashi	84.04	80.85	87.22
16	Shizuoka	84.03	80.95	87.10
16	Kagawa	84.03	80.85	87.21
18	Toyama	84.02	80.61	87.42
19	Niigata	84.01	80.69	87.32
20	Hyōgo	84.00	80.92	87.07
21	Aichi	83.98	81.10	86.86
22	Chiba	83.94	80.96	86.91
23	Mie	83.93	80.86	86.99
24	Gifu	83.91	81.00	86.82
25	Fukuoka	83.90	80.66	87.14
26	Saga	83.89	80.65	87.12
27	Okinawa	83.86	80.27	87.44
28	Saitama	83.74	80.82	86.66
29	Yamagata	83.74	80.52	86.96
30	Gunma	83.73	80.61	86.84
31	Miyazaki	83.73	80.34	87.12
32	Tottori	83.72	80.17	87.27
33	Yamaguchi	83.70	80.51	86.88
34	Nagasaki	83.68	80.38	86.97
35	Kochi	83.64	80.26	87.01
36	Hokkaido	83.53	80.28	86.77
37	Tokushima	83.49	80.32	86.66
38	Ehime	83.49	80.16	86.82
39	Osaka	83.48	80.23	86.73
40	Kagoshima	83.40	80.02	86.78
41	Ibaraki	83.31	80.28	86.33
42	Fukushima	83.26	80.12	86.40
43	Wakayama	83.21	79.94	86.47
44	Tochigi	83.17	80.10	86.24
45	Iwate	83.15	79.86	86.44
46	Akita	82.95	79.51	86.38
47	Aomori	82.30	78.67	85.93
	Japan	83.89	80.77	87.01

Global Data Lab (2022)

Main article: List of Asian regions by life expectancy

region	2019				2019 →2021	2021	2021 →2022	2022				2019 →2022
	overall	male	female	F Δ M		overall		overall	male	female	F Δ M
Japan on average	84.43	81.38	87.43	6.05	0.35	84.78	0.04	84.82	81.78	87.83	6.05	0.39
Chūgoku region (Tottori, Shimane, Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi)	84.68	—	—	—	0.37	85.05	0.03	85.08	81.97	88.17	6.20	0.40
Southern-Kantō (Saitama, Chiba, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Yamanashi, Nagano)	84.58	—	—	—	0.31	84.89	0.04	84.93	81.98	87.85	5.87	0.35
Hokuriku region (Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui)	84.56	—	—	—	0.31	84.87	0.04	84.91	81.86	87.93	6.07	0.35
Tōkai region (Gifu, Shizuoka, Aichi, Mie)	84.46	—	—	—	0.31	84.77	0.04	84.81	81.96	87.64	5.68	0.35
Kansai region (Shiga, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyōgo, Nara, Wakayama)	84.40	—	—	—	0.29	84.69	0.04	84.73	81.62	87.81	6.19	0.33
Kyushu (Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Ōita, Miyazaki, Kagoshima, Okinawa)	84.37	—	—	—	0.31	84.68	0.04	84.72	81.53	87.88	6.35	0.35
Shikoku (Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime, Kōchi)	84.18	—	—	—	0.31	84.49	0.04	84.53	81.40	87.63	6.23	0.35
Tōhoku region (Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Akita, Yamagata, Fukushima)	83.81	—	—	—	0.35	84.16	0.04	84.20	81.13	87.23	6.10	0.39
Northern-Kantō, Koshin (Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma)	83.84	—	—	—	0.30	84.14	0.04	84.18	81.21	87.11	5.90	0.34
Hokkaido	83.87	—	—	—	0.28	84.15	0.03	84.18	81.14	87.20	6.06	0.31

Data source: Global Data Lab

See also

• List of countries by life expectancy
• List of Asian countries by life expectancy
• Administrative divisions of Japan
• Demographics of Japan
• Standard of living in Japan

External links

• life expectancy of all Japanese city/ward/town/village