Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Jamaica

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Jamaica was 71.48 years. Same as 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Jamaica were 68.97 years and 73.99 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Jamaica for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Jamaica (Years)

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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Jamaica (Years)

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Year	Total (Yrs)	Male (Yrs)	Female (Yrs)
1960	63.83	62	65.48
1961	64.26	62.42	65.94
1962	64.62	62.81	66.28
1963	65	63.18	66.67
1964	65.35	63.51	67.04
1965	65.66	63.78	67.41
1966	65.93	63.99	67.73
1967	66.09	64.15	67.89
1968	66.32	64.27	68.24
1969	66.52	64.41	68.49
1970	66.73	64.6	68.73
1971	67	64.83	69.02
1972	67.3	65.14	69.33
1973	67.61	65.47	69.6
1974	67.91	65.82	69.87
1975	68.17	66.11	70.1
1976	68.41	66.4	70.31
1977	68.59	66.64	70.41
1978	68.74	66.85	70.52
1979	68.81	66.99	70.52
1980	68.99	67.24	70.64
1981	69.12	67.46	70.68
1982	69.25	67.72	70.69
1983	69.55	68	70.99
1984	69.81	68.38	71.15
1985	70.1	68.72	71.38
1986	70.45	69.21	71.59
1987	70.87	69.73	71.94
1988	71.16	70.11	72.15
1989	71.51	70.46	72.5
1990	71.71	70.65	72.71
1991	71.79	70.67	72.85
1992	71.82	70.64	72.95
1993	71.76	70.48	72.98
1994	71.62	70.28	72.93
1995	71.49	70.04	72.9
1996	71.33	69.82	72.81
1997	71.22	69.61	72.81
1998	71.17	69.48	72.86
1999	71.19	69.43	72.96
2000	71.28	69.47	73.1
2001	71.29	69.38	73.22
2002	71.48	69.53	73.46
2003	71.58	69.51	73.71
2004	71.54	69.36	73.79
2005	71.49	69.13	73.96
2006	71.4	68.94	73.95
2007	71.41	68.86	74.07
2008	71.5	68.95	74.16
2009	71.72	69.21	74.31
2010	71.98	69.58	74.44
2011	72.25	69.95	74.58
2012	72.41	70.23	74.6
2013	72.44	70.34	74.54
2014	72.36	70.28	74.44
2015	72.21	70.1	74.33
2016	72.05	69.88	74.23
2017	71.88	69.63	74.14
2018	71.61	69.2	74.04
2019	71.53	69.08	74.01
2020	71.45	68.93	74.01
2021	69.08	66.74	71.48
2022	71.48	69	73.98
2023	71.48	68.97	73.99