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
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
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.