Japanese women were overtaken in life expectancy and now rank second top.
Japan was overtaken and now rank second top for the average life expectancy for women.
Japanese women were overtaken in life expectancy and now rank second top.
overtaken:〜に追いつく、〜を凌ぐ、〜を上回る
life expectancy:平均余命
Japan was overtaken and now rank second top for the average life expectancy for women.
使っている単語は先の例文とほとんど同じですが、「日本」を主語に言い換えてみました。