Egypt vs Jamaica: Life expectancy
Egypt
71.63 years
in 2023
Jamaica
71.48 years
in 2023
Egypt rank
157th
Jamaica rank
158th
Life expectancy over time
- Egypt
- Jamaica
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 71.63 years against 71.48 years in Jamaica, a difference of 0.15 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Jamaica ahead.
Egypt ranks 157th and Jamaica ranks 158th of 236 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 39.25 years | 59.97 years | 20.72 years | Jamaica |
| 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 | 70.35 years | 70.87 years | 0.5219 years | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Egypt or Jamaica?
- Egypt, at 71.63 years against 71.48 years in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Egypt and Jamaica?
- 0.15 years, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Jamaica?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Jamaica rank globally for life expectancy?
- Egypt ranks 157th and Jamaica ranks 158th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. 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 at birth among totals, in a given year.