Life expectancy at birth, total in Jamaica
Jamaica: Life expectancy at birth, total was 71.61 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Jamaica, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Jamaica stood at 71.61 years.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Jamaica peaked at 72.44 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 63.83 years, in 1960.
Jamaica ranks 140th 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 | 65.36 years | 63.83 years | 66.52 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.93 years | 66.73 years | 68.81 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.08 years | 68.99 years | 71.51 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.51 years | 71.17 years | 71.82 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.47 years | 71.28 years | 71.72 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.07 years | 71.53 years | 72.44 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.02 years | 69.08 years | 71.61 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, total in Jamaica?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Jamaica was 71.61 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 72.44 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.83 years in 1960.
- How does Jamaica rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Jamaica ranks 140th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (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.