厚生労働省によると、2020年の日本人の平均寿命は女性が87・74歳、男性が81・64歳となり、ともに過去最高を更新した。前年に比べ女性は0・30歳、男性は0・22歳延び、それぞれ9年連続のプラスとなった。(WHOは香港を統計から外している。香港は女性88・14歳、 男性82・71歳と単独では世界1長寿となっている.) According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the average life expectancy of Japanese in 2020 was 87.74 years for women and 81.64 years for men, both were record highs. Compared to the previous year, females were + 0.30 years and males were + 0.22 years, marking the ninth consecutive year of positive growth. (WHO excludes Hong Kong from statistics. Hong Kong has the longest life in the world alone, with women 88.14 years old and men 82.71 years old.)