List of Japanese prefectures by life expectancy

Map of Japanese prefectures by life expectancy (2015)
Development of life expectancy in Japan according to estimation of the World Bank Group
Life expectancy with calculated gender gap
Life expectancy in Japan according to estimation of
the Our World in Data
Development of life expectancy in Japan in comparison to other big countries of the world
Development of life expectancy in Japan in comparison to other big countries of Asia
Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy in Japan on the background of other countries of the world in 2019
Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy for males and females

This is a list of Japanese prefectures by life expectancy.[1]

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (2015)

Prefectures by life expectancy at birth according to Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan. The total life expectancy is calculated out of the averages for men and women.

Rank Prefecture Life expectancy,
total 		Life expectancy,
men[2] 		Life expectancy,
women[3]
1  Nagano 84.72 81.75 87.68
2  Shiga 84.68 81.78 87.57
3  Fukui 84.41 81.27 87.54
4  Kyoto 84.38 81.40 87.35
5  Kumamoto 84.36 81.22 87.49
6  Okayama 84.35 81.03 87.67
7  Nara 84.31 81.36 87.25
8  Kanagawa 84.28 81.32 87.24
9  Shimane 84.22 80.79 87.64
10  Hiroshima 84.21 81.08 87.33
11  Ōita 84.20 81.08 87.31
12  Tokyo 84.17 81.07 87.26
13  Ishikawa 84.16 81.04 87.28
14  Miyagi 84.08 80.99 87.16
15  Yamanashi 84.04 80.85 87.22
16  Shizuoka 84.03 80.95 87.10
16  Kagawa 84.03 80.85 87.21
18  Toyama 84.02 80.61 87.42
19  Niigata 84.01 80.69 87.32
20  Hyōgo 84.00 80.92 87.07
21  Aichi 83.98 81.10 86.86
22  Chiba 83.94 80.96 86.91
23  Mie 83.93 80.86 86.99
24  Gifu 83.91 81.00 86.82
25  Fukuoka 83.90 80.66 87.14
26  Saga 83.89 80.65 87.12
27  Okinawa 83.86 80.27 87.44
28  Saitama 83.74 80.82 86.66
29  Yamagata 83.74 80.52 86.96
30  Gunma 83.73 80.61 86.84
31  Miyazaki 83.73 80.34 87.12
32  Tottori 83.72 80.17 87.27
33  Yamaguchi 83.70 80.51 86.88
34  Nagasaki 83.68 80.38 86.97
35  Kochi 83.64 80.26 87.01
36  Hokkaido 83.53 80.28 86.77
37  Tokushima 83.49 80.32 86.66
38  Ehime 83.49 80.16 86.82
39  Osaka 83.48 80.23 86.73
40  Kagoshima 83.40 80.02 86.78
41  Ibaraki 83.31 80.28 86.33
42  Fukushima 83.26 80.12 86.40
43  Wakayama 83.21 79.94 86.47
44  Tochigi 83.17 80.10 86.24
45  Iwate 83.15 79.86 86.44
46  Akita 82.95 79.51 86.38
47  Aomori 82.30 78.67 85.93
 Japan 83.89 80.77 87.01


Global Data Lab (2021)

Main article: List of Asian regions by life expectancy
region 2019 2019
→2020 		2020 2020
→2021 		2021 2019
→2021
overall male female F Δ M overall overall male female F Δ M
Japan on average 84.43 81.38 87.43 6.05 0.26 84.69 0.09 84.78 81.80 87.73 5.93 0.35
Hokuriku region (Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui) 84.83 81.63 87.98 6.35 0.27 85.10 0.09 85.19 82.06 88.29 6.23 0.36
Chūgoku region (Tottori, Shimane, Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi) 84.73 81.23 87.75 6.52 0.26 84.99 0.10 85.09 81.65 88.06 6.41 0.36
Southern-Kantō (Saitama, Chiba, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Yamanashi, Nagano) 84.63 81.79 87.62 5.83 0.26 84.89 0.10 84.99 82.22 87.92 5.70 0.36
Tōkai region (Gifu, Shizuoka, Aichi, Mie) 84.53 81.61 87.36 5.75 0.26 84.79 0.10 84.89 82.03 87.67 5.64 0.36
Kyushu (Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Ōita, Miyazaki, Kagoshima, Okinawa) 84.53 81.30 87.78 6.48 0.26 84.79 0.10 84.89 81.73 88.08 6.35 0.36
Shikoku (Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime, Kōchi) 84.43 81.08 87.52 6.44 0.26 84.69 0.09 84.78 81.51 87.82 6.31 0.35
Northern-Kantō, Koshin (Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma) 84.43 80.96 86.92 5.96 0.26 84.69 0.09 84.78 81.38 87.22 5.84 0.35
Kansai region (Shiga, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyōgo, Nara, Wakayama) 84.32 81.55 87.41 5.86 0.27 84.59 0.09 84.68 81.98 87.71 5.73 0.36
Hokkaido 84.22 80.95 87.43 6.48 0.26 84.48 0.10 84.58 81.37 87.73 6.36 0.36
Tōhoku region (Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Akita, Yamagata, Fukushima) 83.92 80.52 87.10 6.58 0.26 84.18 0.09 84.27 80.94 87.40 6.46 0.35

Data source: Global Data Lab[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "平成27年都道府県別生命表の概況｜厚生労働省". www.mhlw.go.jp. Retrieved 2019-04-19.
  2. ^ "Average Life Expectancy: Male".
  3. ^ "Average Life Expectancy: Male".
  4. ^ "Life expectancy 2021 - Maps | Subnational HDI (v7.0)". Global Data Lab. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
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