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The average life expectancy of Japanese people rose in 2023 for the first time in three years, due to a decline in deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic, government data showed...
The average life expectancy of women in Japan came to 87.14 years, up 0.05 from 2022, while for men it stood at 81.09, up 0.04, according to data released Friday by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare...
The average life spans had decreased in 2021 and 2022 due to rising death tolls from the coronavirus, Xinhua news agency reported...
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