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Japan vs North Korea: life expectancy

Japan's national average is 12.3 years higher than North Korea's (84.6 vs 72.3).

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

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Japan
84.6
years combined
M 81.4 · F 87.8
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North Korea
72.3
years combined
M 68.8 · F 75.8
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Does Japan or North Korea have a higher life expectancy?

Japan's national average life expectancy is 84.6 years, about 12.3 years higher than North Korea's 72.3. 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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