Jamaica vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Life expectancy at birth, by sex
Jamaica
73.99 years
in 2023
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
74.31 years
in 2023
Jamaica rank
157th
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank
155th
Life expectancy at birth, by sex over time
- Jamaica
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
How they compare
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines currently reports 74.31 years against 73.99 years in Jamaica, a difference of 0.32 years.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 157th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 155th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 6 and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 61.51 years | 54.56 years | 6.95 years | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 67.12 years | 62.18 years | 4.93 years | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 69.84 years | 67.13 years | 2.72 years | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 71.37 years | 71.02 years | 0.3569 years | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 72.87 years | 72.89 years | 0.0167 years | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 2000s | 73.77 years | 73.25 years | 0.5257 years | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 74.33 years | 73.88 years | 0.4519 years | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 73.37 years | 73.97 years | 0.607 years | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, by sex, Jamaica or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, at 74.31 years against 73.99 years in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, by sex between Jamaica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 0.32 years, with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank globally for life expectancy at birth, by sex?
- Jamaica ranks 157th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 155th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at birth, by sex. 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.