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Japanese life expectancy falls in 2022 for 2nd straight year - The Mainichi (mainichi.jp)

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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The average life expectancy of Japanese people declined in 2022 for the second straight year, affected significantly by the coronavirus pandemic, according to the health ministry.

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[-] queermunist@lemmy.ml 10 points 11 months ago

Huh, is this a world-wide trend? The US's life expectancy keeps falling too...

[-] ladybug@mander.xyz 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

There were also instances where deceased people were misrepresented as still living so relatives could collect on their pension. When the government began cracking down and the numbers corrected, the reported population of extreme elderly shrank. Obviously it isn’t the only reason, but it may have some impact.

https://abcnews.go.com/amp/International/scandal-missing-100-year-olds-graying-japan/story?id=11393615