Dominica vs Jamaica: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population)
Dominica
71.29 years
in 2024
Jamaica
71.61 years
in 2024
Dominica rank
146th
Jamaica rank
143rd
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) over time
- Dominica
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 71.61 years against 71.29 years in Dominica, a difference of 0.32 years.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Jamaica ahead.
Dominica ranks 146th and Jamaica ranks 143rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 3 and Jamaica in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63.31 years | 65.36 years | 2.05 years | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 68.46 years | 67.93 years | 0.5346 years | Dominica |
| 1980s | 71.47 years | 70.08 years | 1.39 years | Dominica |
| 1990s | 70.87 years | 71.51 years | 0.6405 years | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 71.91 years | 71.47 years | 0.4452 years | Dominica |
| 2010s | 70.95 years | 72.07 years | 1.12 years | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 70.92 years | 71.02 years | 0.099 years | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Dominica or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 71.61 years against 71.29 years in Dominica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Dominica and Jamaica?
- 0.32 years, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Jamaica?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Dominica and Jamaica rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Dominica ranks 146th and Jamaica ranks 143rd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.