Healthy life expectancy in Jamaica
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Jamaica was 62.7 years in 2023.
Jamaica, 2023
62.7
Change from 2022
+0.8%
Position in 2023
103rd of 185
Healthy life expectancy in Jamaica over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Years. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Jamaica |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 62.7 years |
| 2022 | 62.2 years |
| 2021 | 62.3 years |
| 2020 | 63.3 years |
| 2019 | 64.0 years |
| 2018 | 64.1 years |
| 2017 | 63.8 years |
| 2016 | 63.0 years |
| 2015 | 62.9 years |
| 2014 | 63.7 years |
| 2013 | 64.3 years |
| 2012 | 64.2 years |
| 2011 | 63.7 years |
| 2010 | 63.9 years |
| 2009 | 62.9 years |
| 2008 | 61.6 years |
| 2007 | 61.5 years |
| 2006 | 63.0 years |
| 2005 | 62.7 years |
| 2004 | 63.4 years |
| 2003 | 63.5 years |
| 2002 | 63.0 years |
| 2001 | 62.5 years |
| 2000 | 62.4 years |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.8% from 62.2 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 64.3 years, the figure has changed by −2.5%.
- Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, Jamaica has the 103rd highest value.
More for Jamaica
All statistics for Jamaica
Life expectancy at birth
71.6 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
UHC service coverage
74
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
3.74 litres
2024 · WHO
Adult obesity
35.2%
2024 · WHO