Jamaica vs Vanuatu: Life expectancy at birth, female

Jamaica
74.15 years
in 2024
Vanuatu
74.11 years
in 2024
Jamaica rank
141st
Vanuatu rank
143rd

Life expectancy at birth, female over time

  • Jamaica
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 74.15 years against 74.11 years in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.04 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 141st and Vanuatu ranks 143rd of 217 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1960s 67.12 years 53.65 years 13.46 years Jamaica
1970s 69.84 years 59.69 years 10.15 years Jamaica
1980s 71.37 years 66.58 years 4.79 years Jamaica
1990s 72.87 years 70.88 years 2 years Jamaica
2000s 73.77 years 71.66 years 2.11 years Jamaica
2010s 74.33 years 72.87 years 1.46 years Jamaica
2020s 73.52 years 73.5 years 0.0268 years Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Jamaica or Vanuatu?
Jamaica, at 74.15 years against 74.11 years in Vanuatu as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Jamaica and Vanuatu?
0.04 years, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Vanuatu?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Jamaica and Vanuatu rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
Jamaica ranks 141st and Vanuatu ranks 143rd 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.