Society Japanese life expectancy falling for the second consecutive year

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According to a health ministry survey, average life expectancy for Japanese men and women fell for the second consecutive year in 2022. The figure for women came to 87.09 years, and for men, it was 81.05 years, marking declines from the previous year.

In 2022, the average life expectancy for men fell 0.42 years from 2021 to 81.05 years. For women, the figure dropped 0.49 years to 87.09 years. The drops were primarily due to an increase in the number of deaths from COVID-19, a ministry official said. The two consecutive years of decline were the first since 2009-2011. The pandemic shortened the lifespan of women by 0.13 years. The figure for men was 0.12 years. The number of deaths related to COVID-19 reached 47,635 in 2022, a 2.8-fold increase from the previous year.

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Japan's average life expectancy continued to fall in 2022

The decline for both men and women were largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a ministry official said.

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Top 5 countries in terms of life expectancy:

Women:

1. Japan: 87.09
2. South Korea: 86.6
3. Spain: 85.83
4. Australia: 85.41
5. Switzerland: 85.4

Men:

1. Switzerland 81.6
2. Sweden 81.34
3. Australia 81.3
4. Japan 81.05
5. Norway: 80.92