Lifespan lengthened
Thanks to increases in income, education on nutrition, vaccination and other medical care improvements, people’s
health condition dramatically improved. Average life span of the Japanese was lengthened from 60 years for males
and 63 years for females to 71 and 77, respectively, between 1950 and 1975. It continued to lengthen after the end
of the rapid growth, and now stands at 78 for males and 85 for females