Guyana vs Jamaica: Life expectancy at birth, female

Guyana
74.09 years
in 2024
Jamaica
74.15 years
in 2024
Guyana rank
144th
Jamaica rank
141st

Life expectancy at birth, female over time

  • Guyana
  • Jamaica
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How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 74.15 years against 74.09 years in Guyana, a difference of 0.06 years.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.

Guyana ranks 144th and Jamaica ranks 141st of 217 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Jamaica Difference Ahead
1960s 61.41 years 67.12 years 5.7 years Jamaica
1970s 62.87 years 69.84 years 6.97 years Jamaica
1980s 64.08 years 71.37 years 7.3 years Jamaica
1990s 66.06 years 72.87 years 6.81 years Jamaica
2000s 68.08 years 73.77 years 5.69 years Jamaica
2010s 71.27 years 74.33 years 3.07 years Jamaica
2020s 72.31 years 73.52 years 1.21 years Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Guyana or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at 74.15 years against 74.09 years in Guyana as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Guyana and Jamaica?
0.06 years, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Jamaica?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Guyana and Jamaica rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
Guyana ranks 144th and Jamaica ranks 141st of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,191 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.