Among municipalities in Japan, the shortest average life expectancy is Nishinari-ku, Osaka-shi

Data on the average life expectancy by national municipalities, municipalities, and municipalities that the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is investigating every five years was announced. The data which was announced this time is data of 2005 (Heisei era 2005), but the longest average life expectancy was 89.3 years for women in Kitanakagusuku village in Okinawa Prefecture, the shortest was 73.1 years for men in Osaka city Nishinari district did.

Details are as below.
Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare: Summary of life tables by municipalities in 2005

The data is as follows.

· Top 10 municipalities (women)
The first place:North Kitakagusuku-son Nakagami-gun, Okinawa Prefecture89.3 years old
No. 2:Hyogo Prefecture Kawabe-gun Inagawa Town88.7 years old
No. 3:Takamori Town, Nakanoina-gun, Nagano Prefecture88.5 years old
No. 4:Tomigusuku-shi, Okinawa Prefecture88.5 years old
No. 5:Nanjo City, Okinawa Prefecture88.3 years old
No. 6:Miyata village in Kaminoina district, Nagano Prefecture88.2 years old
No. 7:Aoba-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa ken88.0 years old
# 8:Sobetsu-cho, Usu-gun, Hokkaido88.0 years old
No. 9:Chatanicho, Nakagami-gun, Okinawa Prefecture87.8 years old
# 10:Kanagawa Prefecture Ashigamigami-gun Kaidosecho87.7 years old

· Top 10 municipalities (men)
No. 1: Aoba-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa prefecture 81.7 years old
No. 2:Kanagawa Prefecture Kawasaki-shi Asso81.7 years old
No. 3:Mitaka-shi, Tokyo81.4 years old
No. 4:Kokubunji, Tokyo81.4 years old
No. 5:Nerima-ku, Tokyo81.2 years old
No. 6:Minowa-cho, Kamiina-gun, Nagano Prefecture81.1 years old
No. 7:Nagano Prefecture Kamikitai-gun Obuse-machi81.0 years old
# 8:Koganei-shi, Tokyo81.0 years old
No. 9:Mashiro-cho, Musashiro-gun, Kumamoto Prefecture80.9 years old
# 10:Tokyo Meguro-ku80.9 years old

· Lower 10 municipalities (women)
The first place:Okutama-machi, Nishitama-gun, Tokyo82.8 years old
No. 2:Owani-cho, Minamitsuka-gun, Aomori Prefecture83.1 years old
No. 3:Hinode town, Nishitama-gun, Tokyo83.3 years old
No. 4:Nishinari-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka83.3 years old
No. 5:Urakawa cho, Urakawa-gun, Hokkaido83.5 years old
No. 6:Osaka prefecture Osaka shi Taisho Ward83.5 years old
No. 7:Aichi Prefecture Kaijiri-cho Kaijyo-gun83.7 years old
# 8:Fukushima cho, Matsumae-gun, Hokkaido83.7 years old
No. 9:Miyagi prefecture Motoyoshi-gun, Motoyoshi-gun83.8 years old
# 10:Asahi-city, Chiba Prefecture83.8 years old

· Lower 10 municipalities (male)
No. 1: Nishinari ku, Osaka-fu, Osaka prefecture 73.1 years old
No. 2:Toyanagi cho, Kitatsugaru-gun, Aomori Prefecture75.2 years old
No. 3:Ajigasawa cho Nishitsugaru-gun, Aomori Prefecture75.2 years old
No. 4:Goshogawara-shi, Aomori Prefecture75.5 years old
No. 5:Ogimachi Tagawa-gun Fukuoka prefecture75.5 years old
No. 6:Village village in Minamitsugaru-gun, Aomori Prefecture75.6 years old
No. 7:Fujisaki cho in Minamitsugaru-gun, Aomori Prefecture75.6 years old
# 8:Hirakawa-shi Aomori75.6 years old
No. 9:Aomori Prefecture Kitatsugaku-gun Nakamachi-cho75.6 years old
# 10:Muroto City, Kochi Prefecture75.7 years old

Okinawa ranked in as the image of longevity, such as four towns and villages in Okinawa Prefecture were included in the upper ranking of women, but seven municipalities are in Kanagawa Prefecture and Tokyo from Tokyo It is a little surprising.

Looking at the low ranking, Osaka city Nishinari ku ranked in both men 1st place and female 4th place, but looking up to 10th place, men are ranked in by 7 municipalities from Aomori prefecture.

First of all, "average life expectancy" is the average life expectancy of a 0-year-old born in that year. This is used as a comprehensive indicator of health and welfare standards, Okinawa Prefecture has low mortality rate in three major causes of cancer, heart disease, stroke, Kanagawa and Tokyo have suicide and accident mortality rate It seems that it is ranked in the top because it is low.

The results of the survey five years ago are as follows. Overall the average life expectancy seems to be extended.

Outline of the life table by municipal municipalities in 2000