Egypt vs Jamaica: Life expectancy at birth, total

Egypt
71.81 years
in 2024
Jamaica
71.61 years
in 2024
Egypt rank
140th
Jamaica rank
142nd

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Egypt
  • Jamaica
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 71.81 years against 71.61 years in Jamaica, a difference of 0.2 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Jamaica ahead.

Egypt ranks 140th and Jamaica ranks 142nd of 217 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Jamaica Difference Ahead
1960s 47 years 65.36 years 18.36 years Jamaica
1970s 51.6 years 67.93 years 16.33 years Jamaica
1980s 58.95 years 70.08 years 11.13 years Jamaica
1990s 64.88 years 71.51 years 6.63 years Jamaica
2000s 68.22 years 71.47 years 3.25 years Jamaica
2010s 70.08 years 72.07 years 1.99 years Jamaica
2020s 70.64 years 71.02 years 0.3776 years Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Egypt or Jamaica?
Egypt, at 71.81 years against 71.61 years in Jamaica as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Egypt and Jamaica?
0.2 years, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Jamaica?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Jamaica rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Egypt ranks 140th and Jamaica ranks 142nd of 217 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

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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.