Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — Jamaica

Female life expectancy in Jamaica in 2024 — 74.15 years. Ranked 141 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 13.2%.

2024 74.15 years +0.21% vs 2023
World rank 141of 217
Period maximum 74.6 years2012
Period minimum 65.48 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — Jamaica, 1960–20246567.57072.57519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 65.48 years1962: 66.28 years1964: 67.04 years1966: 67.73 years1968: 68.24 years1970: 68.73 years1972: 69.33 years1974: 69.87 years1976: 70.31 years1978: 70.52 years1980: 70.64 years1982: 70.69 years1984: 71.15 years1986: 71.59 years1988: 72.15 years1990: 72.71 years1992: 72.95 years1994: 72.93 years1996: 72.81 years1998: 72.86 years2000: 73.1 years2002: 73.46 years2004: 73.79 years2006: 73.95 years2008: 74.16 years2010: 74.44 years2012: 74.6 years2014: 74.44 years2016: 74.23 years2018: 74.04 years2020: 74.01 years2022: 73.98 years2024: 74.15 years
Change over the period: +8.66 (+13.23%) Average annual rate: 0.19 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Jamaica

Jamaica 74.15 years
World 75.97 years
Caribbean computed 76.2 years
Upper-middle-income countries computed 79.14 years
Female life expectancy — Jamaica, by year Jamaica All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 74.15 +0.15 +0.21%
2023 73.99 +0.02 +0.02%
2022 73.98 +2.5 +3.5%
2021 71.48 −2.54 −3.43%
2020 74.01 +0.01 +0.01%
2019 74.01 −0.03 −0.04%
2018 74.04 −0.1 −0.14%
2017 74.14 −0.09 −0.13%
2016 74.23 −0.1 −0.13%
2015 74.33 −0.11 −0.15%
2014 74.44 −0.09 −0.13%
2013 74.54 −0.07 −0.09%
2012 74.6 +0.02 +0.03%
2011 74.58 +0.14 +0.19%
2010 74.44 +0.13 +0.17%
2009 74.31 +0.15 +0.21%
2008 74.16 +0.09 +0.13%
2007 74.07 +0.11 +0.15%
2006 73.95 −0 −0.01%
2005 73.96 +0.16 +0.22%
2004 73.79 +0.08 +0.11%
2003 73.71 +0.25 +0.34%
2002 73.46 +0.24 +0.33%
2001 73.22 +0.11 +0.15%
2000 73.1 +0.15 +0.2%
1999 72.96 +0.1 +0.14%
1998 72.86 +0.05 +0.07%
1997 72.81 −0 −0%
1996 72.81 −0.09 −0.12%
1995 72.9 −0.04 −0.05%
1994 72.93 −0.05 −0.07%
1993 72.98 +0.04 +0.05%
1992 72.95 +0.1 +0.14%
1991 72.85 +0.14 +0.19%
1990 72.71 +0.21 +0.28%
1989 72.5 +0.35 +0.48%
1988 72.15 +0.22 +0.3%
1987 71.94 +0.34 +0.48%
1986 71.59 +0.21 +0.3%
1985 71.38 +0.23 +0.32%
1984 71.15 +0.16 +0.23%
1983 70.99 +0.3 +0.42%
1982 70.69 +0.01 +0.02%
1981 70.68 +0.04 +0.05%
1980 70.64 +0.12 +0.17%
1979 70.52 +0.01 +0.01%
1978 70.52 +0.11 +0.15%
1977 70.41 +0.1 +0.15%
1976 70.31 +0.21 +0.3%
1975 70.1 +0.22 +0.32%
1974 69.87 +0.27 +0.39%
1973 69.6 +0.28 +0.4%
1972 69.33 +0.31 +0.44%
1971 69.02 +0.3 +0.43%
1970 68.73 +0.24 +0.35%
1969 68.49 +0.25 +0.37%
1968 68.24 +0.35 +0.51%
1967 67.89 +0.16 +0.24%
1966 67.73 +0.32 +0.48%
1965 67.41 +0.37 +0.55%
1964 67.04 +0.37 +0.55%
1963 66.67 +0.39 +0.59%
1962 66.28 +0.34 +0.52%
1961 65.94 +0.45 +0.69%
1960 65.48

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth for women. The female advantage holds almost everywhere and is explained by both biology and behavior: men die more often from external causes, smoke and drink more, and turn to doctors less. Where maternal mortality is high the advantage narrows — the only factor that works in the opposite direction.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the female population rather than by the whole population. The difference from male life expectancy is the gap that is usually asked about.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.