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Japan vs South Korea: life expectancy

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

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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South Korea
83
years combined
M 79.9 · F 86.2
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Does Japan or South Korea have a higher life expectancy?

Japan's national average life expectancy is 84.6 years, about 1.6 years higher than South Korea'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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