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Costa Rica vs Japan: life expectancy

Japan's national average is 4.3 years higher than Costa Rica's (84.6 vs 80.3).

A population-level average, not a personal prediction — averages, not fate.

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Costa Rica
80.3
years combined
M 77.8 · F 82.7
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Japan
84.6
years combined
M 81.4 · F 87.8
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Does Japan or Costa Rica have a higher life expectancy?

Japan's national average life expectancy is 84.6 years, about 4.3 years higher than Costa Rica's 80.3. These are population averages, not predictions for any individual.

Figures are UN Population Division estimates (World Population Prospects, 2019 revision), rounded for readability — not a live feed, so recent years may differ.

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