31-07-2022, 10:10 AM
July 30, 2022 @ 10:09am
TOKYO: Japan's average life expectancy for both men and women has declined for the first time in 10 years in 2021, as the country grappled with the Covid-19 pandemic.
Health ministry data released on Friday showed that the average life span for women was 87.57 years and 81.47 for men.
For women, this is a drop of 0.14 year from 2020 while for men, it shrunk by 0.09 year.
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However, Japan is still the top in life expectancy for women. It is followed by South Korea at 86.5 years and Singapore at 85.9 years
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The country recorded about 16,000 deaths due to the virus last year.
https://www.nst.com.my/world/region/2022...lines-2021
TOKYO: Japan's average life expectancy for both men and women has declined for the first time in 10 years in 2021, as the country grappled with the Covid-19 pandemic.
Health ministry data released on Friday showed that the average life span for women was 87.57 years and 81.47 for men.
For women, this is a drop of 0.14 year from 2020 while for men, it shrunk by 0.09 year.
......
However, Japan is still the top in life expectancy for women. It is followed by South Korea at 86.5 years and Singapore at 85.9 years
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The country recorded about 16,000 deaths due to the virus last year.
https://www.nst.com.my/world/region/2022...lines-2021