Latest Situation of Life Expectancy in Japan for General Population and Diabetic Patients

Bando H

Published on: 2024-05-10

Abstract

Latest average life expectancy is 81.41/87.45 years (M/F) in Japan, whereas healthy life expectancy (HLE) is 72.68/75.38 years, respectively. Then, difference exists for 8.73/12.06 years by Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW). Japan Diabetes Society (JDS) has studied 68,555 diabetic cases for 2011-2020. The average age at death for diabetic patients was 74.4/77.3 years and the difference was -7.2/-10.4 years (M/F) than non-diabetics, respectively. The death cause was malignancy 38.9%, infection 17.0%, vascular disorder 10.9%, cerebrovascular disease (CVD) 5.2%, ischemic heart disease (IHD) 3.5%. When compared HbA1c at 8.4%, poor control group showed 1.6 years shorter life period.