List of Japanese prefectures by life expectancy

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

## List (2015)[edit]

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]

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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

## See also[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Life expectancy charts for Japan.

* life expectancy of all Japanese city/ward/town/village
* List of Asian countries by life expectancy

## References[edit]

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".

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