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Iceland vs Japan: life expectancy

Japan's national average is 1.6 years higher than Iceland's (84.6 vs 83).

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

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Iceland
83
years combined
M 81.5 · F 84.5
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Japan
84.6
years combined
M 81.4 · F 87.8
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Does Japan or Iceland have a higher life expectancy?

Japan's national average life expectancy is 84.6 years, about 1.6 years higher than Iceland's 83. 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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