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Marginal Shortening of Life Expectancy in Japan During COVID-19: A Low Pandemic Impact Country Due to Improved Health Infrastructure and Awareness

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  • Zameer Shervani

    (Food Energy Security Product Centre, Sendai, Japan INTI International University, Putra Nilai, Malaysia)

  • Aamir Akbar Khan

    (Ross University School of Medicine, Miramar, USA)

  • Intazam Khan

    (Progressive Neurology-Astoria, New York, USA)

  • Abdullah Sherwani

    (Interdisciplinary Unit of Nanotechnology, Zakir Husain College of Engineering and Technology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India)

  • Parangimalai Diwakar Madan Kumar

    (Ragas Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, India)

  • Akram Mohammad

    (Department of Earth and Environment Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada)

  • Umair Yaqub Qazi

    (Benedict College, Department of Chemistry, Physics Environmental Health Science, Columbia, USA)

  • Venkata Phani Sai Reddy Vuyyuru

    (Werribee Mercy Hospital, Werribee, Australia)

  • Adil Ahmed Khan

    (All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rishikesh, India)

  • Aisha Mahmood

    (King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, India)

Abstract

The novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) caused the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to a large number of deaths worldwide, particularly in rich and developed countries, thereby decreasing the average life expectancy (ALE) or average lifespan (ALS) of the people living in these countries. We investigated the pandemic’s effect on the ALE of the Japanese male and female population. Japan’s declining ALE year-over-year was compared with high-ranking LE countries. For both genders, Japan’s ALE increased every year until 2020, even though 2020 was a pandemic year. A small decrease due to the pandemic could not reduce Japan’s overall LE in 2020. In 2021 and 2022, Japan’s overall LE decreased, but once the pandemic ended in 2023, it returned to its pre pandemic trend of increasing. When considering both genders among the high LE and rich and democratic countries such as Hong Kong, Switzerland, Singapore, Sweden, Norway, Italy, South Korea, and Spain, Japan’s ALE was least affected. Due to its improved health infrastructure (% GDP spending on healthcare) and public awareness about the pandemic (mask usage), Japan remained the least affected country during the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper compares the ALE change, % GDP spending on healthcare, and mask usage awareness of the above countries with Japan.

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  • Zameer Shervani & Aamir Akbar Khan & Intazam Khan & Abdullah Sherwani & Parangimalai Diwakar Madan Kumar & Akram Mohammad & Umair Yaqub Qazi & Venkata Phani Sai Reddy Vuyyuru & Adil Ahmed Khan & Aisha, 2024. "Marginal Shortening of Life Expectancy in Japan During COVID-19: A Low Pandemic Impact Country Due to Improved Health Infrastructure and Awareness," European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, European Open Science, vol. 6(6), pages 9-17, October.
  • Handle: RePEc:epw:ejmed0:v:6:y:2024:i:6:id:42214
    DOI: 10.24018/ejmed.2024.6.6.2214
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