French Polynesia vs Japan: Life expectancy at birth, total

French Polynesia
84.19 years
in 2024
Japan
84.04 years
in 2024
French Polynesia rank
7th
Japan rank
10th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • French Polynesia
  • Japan
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How they compare

French Polynesia currently reports 84.19 years against 84.04 years in Japan, a difference of 0.1557 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.

Globally, French Polynesia ranks 7th and Japan ranks 10th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
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Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.