平均寿命、男女とも最高　８１．４１歳と８７．４５歳―厚労省

　２０１９年の日本人の平均寿命は男性８１．４１歳、女性８７．４５歳で、いずれも過去最高を更新したことが３１日、厚生労働省の調査で分かった。前年からの伸びは男性０．１６歳、女性０．１３歳。過去最高の更新は男性が８年連続、女性が７年連続となった。
　厚労省の担当者は「健康意識の高まりや、三大死因（がん・心疾患・脳血管疾患）による死亡率低下が平均寿命の伸びに貢献している」と分析している。国・地域との比較では、男性は香港、スイスに次ぐ３位、女性は香港に次ぐ２位で、いずれも前年と同順位だった。（2020/07/31-14:52）

The average life expectancies of Japanese men and women marked their respective record highs in 2019, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry said Friday.
   Japanese men's average life expectancy went up 0.16 year from the year before to 81.41 years, rewriting its record high for the eighth consecutive year.
   The life expectancy of Japanese women increased 0.13 year to 87.45 years, posting a record for the seventh straight year.
   By nation or region, Japanese women came in second behind Hong Kong, while Japanese men were in third place after Hong Kong and Switzerland. The ranks remained unchanged from the previous year.
   A ministry official said that a rise in health awareness and a decline in death rates from cancer, heart disorders and brain diseases, which are the three major causes of death in Japan, extended life expectancy.