Jamaica vs Singapore: Sex gap in life expectancy
Jamaica
5.02 years
in 2023
Singapore
5 years
in 2023
Jamaica rank
117th
Singapore rank
120th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Jamaica
- Singapore
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 5.02 years against 5 years in Singapore, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Singapore ahead.
Jamaica ranks 117th and Singapore ranks 120th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.16 years | 7.83 years | 4.67 years | Singapore |
| 1960s | 3.67 years | 7 years | 3.33 years | Singapore |
| 1970s | 3.96 years | 6.25 years | 2.29 years | Singapore |
| 1980s | 2.67 years | 5.62 years | 2.95 years | Singapore |
| 1990s | 2.77 years | 5.55 years | 2.78 years | Singapore |
| 2000s | 4.54 years | 5.58 years | 1.04 years | Singapore |
| 2010s | 4.51 years | 4.45 years | 0.0583 years | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 4.96 years | 4.94 years | 0.0133 years | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Jamaica or Singapore?
- Jamaica, at 5.02 years against 5 years in Singapore as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Jamaica and Singapore?
- 0.02 years, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Singapore?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Singapore rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Jamaica ranks 117th and Singapore ranks 120th 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.