Life expectancy at birth in Jamaica
Life expectancy at birth in Jamaica was 71.6 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2018.
Jamaica, 2024
71.6
Change from 2023
+0.2%
World, 2024
73.5 years
Position in 2024
142nd of 217
Life expectancy at birth in Jamaica over time
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Years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Jamaica | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 71.6 years | 73.5 years |
| 2023 | 71.5 years | 73.3 years |
| 2022 | 71.5 years | 73.0 years |
| 2021 | 69.1 years | 71.2 years |
| 2020 | 71.5 years | 72.2 years |
| 2019 | 71.5 years | 72.9 years |
| 2018 | 71.6 years | 72.6 years |
| 2017 | 71.9 years | 72.4 years |
| 2016 | 72.1 years | 72.2 years |
| 2015 | 72.2 years | 72.0 years |
| 2014 | 72.4 years | 71.8 years |
| 2013 | 72.4 years | 71.5 years |
| 2012 | 72.4 years | 71.3 years |
| 2011 | 72.2 years | 71.0 years |
| 2010 | 72.0 years | 70.7 years |
| 2009 | 71.7 years | 70.4 years |
| 2008 | 71.5 years | 70.0 years |
| 2007 | 71.4 years | 69.8 years |
| 2006 | 71.4 years | 69.5 years |
| 2005 | 71.5 years | 69.1 years |
| 2004 | 71.5 years | 68.8 years |
| 2003 | 71.6 years | 68.5 years |
| 2002 | 71.5 years | 68.2 years |
| 2001 | 71.3 years | 67.9 years |
| 2000 | 71.3 years | 67.7 years |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2% from 71.5 years in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 72.4 years, the figure has changed by −1.0%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Jamaica has the 142nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 73.5 years.
More for Jamaica
All statistics for Jamaica
Life expectancy at birth, women
74.1 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, men
69.1 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
71.5 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
14.5 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
62.7 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
74
2023 · WHO