Life expectancy at birth, men in Jamaica

Life expectancy at birth for men in Jamaica was 69.1 years in 2024.

Measure: Life expectancy at birth, men Unit: Years Data: 1960 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Jamaica, 2024 69.1 Years
Change from 2023 +0.1% 2023: 69.0 years
World, 2024 71.1 years Official aggregate
Position in 2024 140th of 217 See the full ranking

Life expectancy at birth, men 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.

Life expectancy at birth, men (years), 2000 to 2024
Period JamaicaWorld
2024 69.1 years 71.1 years
2023 69.0 years 71.0 years
2022 69.0 years 70.6 years
2021 66.7 years 68.8 years
2020 68.9 years 69.7 years
2019 69.1 years 70.5 years
2018 69.2 years 70.3 years
2017 69.6 years 70.0 years
2016 69.9 years 69.8 years
2015 70.1 years 69.6 years
2014 70.3 years 69.4 years
2013 70.3 years 69.2 years
2012 70.2 years 68.9 years
2011 70.0 years 68.6 years
2010 69.6 years 68.4 years
2009 69.2 years 68.0 years
2008 69.0 years 67.7 years
2007 68.9 years 67.5 years
2006 68.9 years 67.1 years
2005 69.1 years 66.8 years
2004 69.4 years 66.5 years
2003 69.5 years 66.2 years
2002 69.5 years 65.9 years
2001 69.4 years 65.7 years
2000 69.5 years 65.4 years

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.1% from 69.0 years in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 70.3 years, the figure has changed by −1.7%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Jamaica has the 140th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 71.1 years.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2024 for Jamaica
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects