Jamaica vs Philippines: Life expectancy
Jamaica
71.87 years
in 2020
Philippines
72.12 years
in 2020
Jamaica rank
92nd
Philippines rank
90th
Life expectancy over time
- Jamaica
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 72.12 years against 71.87 years in Jamaica, a difference of 0.25 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 92nd and Philippines ranks 90th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 14 and Philippines in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 33.01 years | 25 years | 8.01 years | Jamaica |
| 1880s | 34.2 years | 25 years | 9.2 years | Jamaica |
| 1890s | 36.4 years | 25 years | 11.4 years | Jamaica |
| 1900s | 37.8 years | 25.6 years | 12.2 years | Jamaica |
| 1910s | 37.5 years | 31.55 years | 5.95 years | Jamaica |
| 1920s | 40.95 years | 38.75 years | 2.2 years | Jamaica |
| 1930s | 43.75 years | 40 years | 3.75 years | Jamaica |
| 1950s | 58.06 years | 49.33 years | 8.73 years | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 65.53 years | 54.56 years | 10.97 years | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 68.99 years | 58.37 years | 10.62 years | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 70.58 years | 62.16 years | 8.42 years | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 71.93 years | 67.07 years | 4.86 years | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 70.99 years | 69.83 years | 1.17 years | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 72.51 years | 71.01 years | 1.5 years | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 71.87 years | 72.12 years | 0.2505 years | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Jamaica or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 72.12 years against 71.87 years in Jamaica as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Jamaica and Philippines?
- 0.25 years, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Philippines?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Jamaica and Philippines rank globally for life expectancy?
- Jamaica ranks 92nd and Philippines ranks 90th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing 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
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.