Life expectancy at birth, female in Jamaica
Jamaica: Life expectancy at birth, female was 74.15 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in Jamaica, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, female in Jamaica stood at 74.15 years.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Jamaica peaked at 74.6 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 65.48 years, in 1960.
Jamaica ranks 139th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.12 years | 65.48 years | 68.49 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.84 years | 68.73 years | 70.52 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.37 years | 70.64 years | 72.5 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.87 years | 72.71 years | 72.98 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.77 years | 73.1 years | 74.31 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.33 years | 74.01 years | 74.6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.52 years | 71.48 years | 74.15 years | 5 |
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More health data for Jamaica
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 18,975 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 20,997 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 36.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 20,258 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 20,323 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 19,600 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 19,671 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 18,683 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 11.7% (2025)
- Population, female 1.43 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Jamaica?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Jamaica was 74.15 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 74.6 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.48 years in 1960.
- How does Jamaica rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Jamaica ranks 139th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.