Russia: life expectancy at 65 exceeded Japan’s in 1960; now it is lower
years of life after 65, 2023
Expected remaining years at 65 under each year’s death rates: 14.7 in 1960 against 12.9 in Japan; 17.1 against 22.5 in 2023. Over 63 years: +2.4 against +9.6. Japan pulled ahead in 1972.
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Life expectancy at 65: how many more years someone who turned 65 would live on average at that year’s death rates. It hardly depends on child mortality and reflects the health and care of older people.
Blue is Japan, orange the country of the headline; one scale. The ring marks when Japan pulled ahead.
- Russia: Life expectancy at 65 years
14.7 (1960) → 17.1 (2023)
- Japan: Life expectancy at 65 years
12.9 (1960) → 22.5 (2023)
UN estimates (World Population Prospects 2024). Selection: countries of at least 10 million where life expectancy at 65 exceeded Japan’s by at least half a year in 1960 and is now at least 4 years lower; two cards.
The 1960 estimates rest on death registration of the time. The series does not follow one cohort or predict the actual lifespan of today’s 65-year-olds.
A question for this picture
What shortens life after 65 most: heart disease, smoking, alcohol or access to care?