Jamaica vs Somalia: Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child

Jamaica
5.02
in 2023
Somalia
5.04
in 2023
Jamaica rank
117th
Somalia rank
115th

Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child over time

  • Jamaica
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 5.04 against 5.02 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Somalia ahead.

Jamaica ranks 117th and Somalia ranks 115th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 6 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Somalia Difference Ahead
1950s 3.16 2.93 0.2338 Jamaica
1960s 3.67 2.94 0.7222 Jamaica
1970s 3.96 2.95 1.01 Jamaica
1980s 2.67 4 1.33 Somalia
1990s 2.77 3.52 0.7494 Somalia
2000s 4.54 3.09 1.44 Jamaica
2010s 4.51 3.87 0.635 Jamaica
2020s 4.96 4.38 0.5719 Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child, Jamaica or Somalia?
Somalia, at 5.04 against 5.02 in Jamaica as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child between Jamaica and Somalia?
0.02, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Somalia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Somalia rank globally for difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child?
Jamaica ranks 117th and Somalia ranks 115th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child mortality
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed