Jamaica vs Kenya: Sex ratio in life expectancy
Jamaica
1.07
in 2023
Kenya
1.07
in 2023
Jamaica rank
109th
Kenya rank
110th
Sex ratio in life expectancy over time
- Jamaica
- Kenya
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1.07 against 1.07 in Kenya, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.
Jamaica ranks 109th and Kenya ranks 110th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.05 | 1.07 | 0.0203 | Kenya |
| 1960s | 1.06 | 1.05 | 0.0039 | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 1.06 | 1.06 | 0.001 | Kenya |
| 1980s | 1.04 | 1.06 | 0.0247 | Kenya |
| 1990s | 1.04 | 1.04 | 0.0041 | Kenya |
| 2000s | 1.07 | 1.04 | 0.0274 | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1.06 | 1.07 | 0.0008 | Kenya |
| 2020s | 1.07 | 1.08 | 0.0056 | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio in life expectancy, Jamaica or Kenya?
- Jamaica, at 1.07 against 1.07 in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio in life expectancy between Jamaica and Kenya?
- 0, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Kenya?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Kenya rank globally for sex ratio in life expectancy?
- Jamaica ranks 109th and Kenya ranks 110th 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 ratio 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
Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.