Japan’s Life Expectancy Falls for Second Consecutive Year

The life expectancy of first world nations are usually higher than the rest of the world; however, Japan’s overall well-being and life expectancy has taken a continued fall for the second consecutive year. This news has sounded alarm in the country as Kyodo News reported that the average Japanese woman had a life span of 87.09 years, falling by 0.49 years. On the other hand, men’s average life span fell by 0.42 years to 81.05 years. However, despite the continued fall, Japan’s life expectancy remains to be among the best in the world.

Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has notified that over 47,000 people are dying because of the Covid virus. The pandemic has thus created a negative impact on their lifespan, especially among men. While Japanese women’s lifespan still remains the highest in the world, their male lifespan has slipped to the fourth position. However, the ministry stated that this fall is not expected to continue; in fact, their life expectancy will likely increase once again as the fall was primarily related to the pandemic.