Botswana vs Jamaica: Sex gap in life expectancy
Botswana
5.02 years
in 2023
Jamaica
5.02 years
in 2023
Botswana rank
116th
Jamaica rank
117th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Botswana
- Jamaica
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 5.02 years against 5.02 years in Jamaica, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 116th and Jamaica ranks 117th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and Jamaica in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.79 years | 3.16 years | 0.6314 years | Botswana |
| 1960s | 4.28 years | 3.67 years | 0.6096 years | Botswana |
| 1970s | 4.89 years | 3.96 years | 0.9366 years | Botswana |
| 1980s | 5.99 years | 2.67 years | 3.32 years | Botswana |
| 1990s | 5.32 years | 2.77 years | 2.55 years | Botswana |
| 2000s | 3.61 years | 4.54 years | 0.9288 years | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 4.3 years | 4.51 years | 0.2067 years | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 4.9 years | 4.96 years | 0.0547 years | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Botswana or Jamaica?
- Botswana, at 5.02 years against 5.02 years in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Botswana and Jamaica?
- 0 years, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Jamaica?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Jamaica rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Botswana ranks 116th and Jamaica ranks 117th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.