Jamaica vs Kyrgyzstan: Life expectancy for people of different ages
Jamaica
71.48 years
in 2023
Kyrgyzstan
71.68 years
in 2023
Jamaica rank
158th
Kyrgyzstan rank
156th
Life expectancy for people of different ages over time
- Jamaica
- Kyrgyzstan
How they compare
Kyrgyzstan currently reports 71.68 years against 71.48 years in Jamaica, a difference of 0.2 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 158th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 156th of 236 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Kyrgyzstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 59.97 years | 53.4 years | 6.57 years | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 65.36 years | 56.5 years | 8.86 years | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 67.93 years | 59.63 years | 8.3 years | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 70.08 years | 63.52 years | 6.56 years | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 71.51 years | 64.06 years | 7.45 years | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 71.47 years | 65.84 years | 5.63 years | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 72.07 years | 69.2 years | 2.87 years | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 70.87 years | 70.4 years | 0.4765 years | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy for people of different ages, Jamaica or Kyrgyzstan?
- Kyrgyzstan, at 71.68 years against 71.48 years in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy for people of different ages between Jamaica and Kyrgyzstan?
- 0.2 years, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Kyrgyzstan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for life expectancy for people of different ages?
- Jamaica ranks 158th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 156th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy for people of different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.