>Average life expectancy in Japan has fallen for the first time in a decade, and deaths from COVID-19 are the primary culprit, figures show. > >The last time a decrease occurred was 2011 when the magnitude-9.0 Great East Japan Earthquake hit, generating towering tsunami that claimed nearly 20,000 lives. > >The latest data, which is for 2021 and released July 29 by the health ministry, showed that the average life expectancy for women was 87.57 years and 81.47 years for men. > >Both figures were down from the previous year, when they marked an all-time high. > >Life expectancy for women was down 0.14 year from the previous year, while the figure for men was 0.09 year.
decades ago in my actuary class we were asked to calculate average life expectancy and my answer for women was around 85. we live longer.
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>Average life expectancy in Japan has fallen for the first time in a decade, and deaths from COVID-19 are the primary culprit, figures show.
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>The last time a decrease occurred was 2011 when the magnitude-9.0 Great East Japan Earthquake hit, generating towering tsunami that claimed nearly 20,000 lives.
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>The latest data, which is for 2021 and released July 29 by the health ministry, showed that the average life expectancy for women was 87.57 years and 81.47 years for men.
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>Both figures were down from the previous year, when they marked an all-time high.
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>Life expectancy for women was down 0.14 year from the previous year, while the figure for men was 0.09 year.
decades ago in my actuary class we were asked to calculate average life expectancy and my answer for women was around 85. we live longer.