Jamaica - Life expectancy at birth 2018

Life expectancy of Jamaica goes up to 74.37 years

In 2018 the life expectancy in Jamaica increased to 74.37 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 75.99 years and for men 72.79 years.

Jamaica’s position improvened with respect to the 192 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 91th in 2017 to 90th in 2018.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Jamaica over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2017, when it was 74.27 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2008, when it was 74.1 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Jamaica. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Jamaica in Jamaican economy.

Jamaica - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2018	75.99	72.79	74.37
2017	75.88	72.71	74.27
2016	75.77	72.64	74.18
2015	75.69	72.57	74.10
2014	75.62	72.53	74.04
2013	75.58	72.51	74.01
2012	75.55	72.51	74.00
2011	75.54	72.54	74.01
2010	75.54	72.58	74.04
2009	75.54	72.64	74.07
2008	75.54	72.70	74.10
2007	75.53	72.76	74.13
2006	75.50	72.81	74.14
2005	75.47	72.85	74.15
2004	75.45	72.87	74.15
2003	75.44	72.87	74.14
2002	75.45	72.86	74.14
2001	75.47	72.85	74.14
2000	75.50	72.84	74.14
1999	75.52	72.84	74.15
1998	75.52	72.86	74.16
1997	75.49	72.90	74.17
1996	75.42	72.96	74.17
1995	75.30	73.00	74.13
1994	75.13	73.00	74.05
1993	74.91	72.94	73.92
1992	74.65	72.82	73.73
1991	74.35	72.62	73.49
1990	74.05	72.37	73.20
1989	73.74	72.07	72.90
1988	73.45	71.76	72.60
1987	73.19	71.45	72.32
1986	72.96	71.16	72.06
1985	72.76	70.89	71.82
1984	72.58	70.65	71.61
1983	72.42	70.42	71.42
1982	72.25	70.19	71.22
1981	72.07	69.95	71.01
1980	71.89	69.70	70.79
1979	71.69	69.41	70.55
1978	71.49	69.10	70.29
1977	71.27	68.75	70.02
1976	71.06	68.38	69.72
1975	70.83	68.00	69.41
1974	70.59	67.62	69.10
1973	70.34	67.25	68.79
1972	70.08	66.91	68.49
1971	69.80	66.60	68.20
1970	69.51	66.32	67.92
1969	69.20	66.06	67.64
1968	68.88	65.80	67.35
1967	68.55	65.53	67.05
1966	68.20	65.25	66.74
1965	67.86	64.94	66.42
1964	67.53	64.63	66.10
1963	67.23	64.30	65.78
1962	66.93	63.95	65.47
1961	66.64	63.59	65.13
1960	66.33	63.18	64.77

Jamaica - Life expectancy at birth