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Life expectancy at age 15 in Jamaica

Jamaica: Life expectancy at age 15 was 82.18 years in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)
82.18 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
166th
of 236 countries
All-time high
82.18 years
in 2100
All-time low
66.73 years
in 1950
Years of data
151
1950–2100

Life expectancy at age 15 in Jamaica, 1950–2100

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Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2100, life expectancy at age 15 in Jamaica stood at 82.18 years. That is the highest value across all 151 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Jamaica peaked at 82.18 years in 2100 and was at its lowest, 66.73 years, in 1950.

Jamaica ranks 166th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 151 years of available data.

Life expectancy at age 15 in Jamaica, year by year

Year years Change
1950 66.73 years —
1951 66.98 years +0.4%
1952 67.42 years +0.7%
1953 67.78 years +0.5%
1954 68.14 years +0.5%
1955 68.53 years +0.6%
1956 68.91 years +0.6%
1957 69.34 years +0.6%
1958 69.68 years +0.5%
1959 69.96 years +0.4%
1960 70.24 years +0.4%
1961 70.39 years +0.2%
1962 70.5 years +0.2%
1963 70.67 years +0.2%
1964 70.81 years +0.2%
1965 70.95 years +0.2%
1966 71.04 years +0.1%
1967 71.03 years -0.0%
1968 71.1 years +0.1%
1969 71.14 years +0.1%
1970 71.21 years +0.1%
1971 71.32 years +0.2%
1972 71.48 years +0.2%
1973 71.63 years +0.2%
1974 71.78 years +0.2%
1975 71.89 years +0.2%
1976 71.99 years +0.1%
1977 72.02 years +0.0%
1978 72.04 years +0.0%
1979 72.01 years -0.0%
1980 72.05 years +0.0%
1981 72.06 years +0.0%
1982 72.09 years +0.0%
1983 72.3 years +0.3%
1984 72.49 years +0.3%
1985 72.71 years +0.3%
1986 73.02 years +0.4%
1987 73.36 years +0.5%
1988 73.61 years +0.3%
1989 73.88 years +0.4%
1990 74.01 years +0.2%
1991 74.04 years +0.0%
1992 74 years -0.1%
1993 73.89 years -0.2%
1994 73.69 years -0.3%
1995 73.48 years -0.3%
1996 73.25 years -0.3%
1997 73.07 years -0.2%
1998 72.97 years -0.1%
1999 72.94 years -0.0%
2000 72.98 years +0.1%
2001 72.98 years -0.0%
2002 73.13 years +0.2%
2003 73.2 years +0.1%
2004 73.15 years -0.1%
2005 73.08 years -0.1%
2006 72.98 years -0.1%
2007 72.98 years +0.0%
2008 73.08 years +0.1%
2009 73.29 years +0.3%
2010 73.57 years +0.4%
2011 73.82 years +0.3%
2012 73.98 years +0.2%
2013 74.01 years +0.0%
2014 73.92 years -0.1%
2015 73.77 years -0.2%
2016 73.61 years -0.2%
2017 73.43 years -0.2%
2018 73.19 years -0.3%
2019 73.14 years -0.1%
2020 73.04 years -0.1%
2021 70.63 years -3.3%
2022 73.09 years +3.5%
2023 73.1 years +0.0%
2024 73.18 years +0.1%
2025 73.27 years +0.1%
2026 73.36 years +0.1%
2027 73.45 years +0.1%
2028 73.53 years +0.1%
2029 73.64 years +0.1%
2030 73.73 years +0.1%
2031 73.83 years +0.1%
2032 73.93 years +0.1%
2033 74.04 years +0.2%
2034 74.15 years +0.2%
2035 74.27 years +0.2%
2036 74.38 years +0.1%
2037 74.48 years +0.1%
2038 74.59 years +0.1%
2039 74.7 years +0.2%
2040 74.81 years +0.1%
2041 74.93 years +0.2%
2042 75.04 years +0.1%
2043 75.14 years +0.1%
2044 75.25 years +0.1%
2045 75.37 years +0.2%
2046 75.49 years +0.2%
2047 75.6 years +0.1%
2048 75.72 years +0.2%
2049 75.83 years +0.1%
2050 75.94 years +0.2%
2051 76.06 years +0.1%
2052 76.16 years +0.1%
2053 76.28 years +0.2%
2054 76.4 years +0.2%
2055 76.52 years +0.2%
2056 76.65 years +0.2%
2057 76.77 years +0.2%
2058 76.89 years +0.2%
2059 77.02 years +0.2%
2060 77.14 years +0.2%
2061 77.26 years +0.2%
2062 77.37 years +0.2%
2063 77.5 years +0.2%
2064 77.61 years +0.1%
2065 77.74 years +0.2%
2066 77.86 years +0.2%
2067 77.98 years +0.2%
2068 78.1 years +0.1%
2069 78.23 years +0.2%
2070 78.36 years +0.2%
2071 78.49 years +0.2%
2072 78.62 years +0.2%
2073 78.75 years +0.2%
2074 78.88 years +0.2%
2075 79.01 years +0.2%
2076 79.15 years +0.2%
2077 79.28 years +0.2%
2078 79.41 years +0.2%
2079 79.54 years +0.2%
2080 79.66 years +0.2%
2081 79.79 years +0.2%
2082 79.92 years +0.2%
2083 80.05 years +0.2%
2084 80.18 years +0.2%
2085 80.3 years +0.1%
2086 80.43 years +0.2%
2087 80.54 years +0.1%
2088 80.67 years +0.2%
2089 80.79 years +0.2%
2090 80.92 years +0.2%
2091 81.04 years +0.2%
2092 81.18 years +0.2%
2093 81.3 years +0.2%
2094 81.42 years +0.1%
2095 81.56 years +0.2%
2096 81.68 years +0.1%
2097 81.8 years +0.1%
2098 81.92 years +0.2%
2099 82.05 years +0.2%
2100 82.18 years +0.2%

Jamaica compared with similar countries

  • Jamaica's 82.18 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 85.86 years, 96% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Jamaica's 82.18 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 87.04 years, 94% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 68.35 years 66.73 years 69.96 years 10
1960s 70.78 years 70.24 years 71.14 years 10
1970s 71.74 years 71.21 years 72.04 years 10
1980s 72.76 years 72.05 years 73.88 years 10
1990s 73.53 years 72.94 years 74.04 years 10
2000s 73.09 years 72.98 years 73.29 years 10
2010s 73.64 years 73.14 years 74.01 years 10
2020s 73.03 years 70.63 years 73.64 years 10
2030s 74.21 years 73.73 years 74.7 years 10
2040s 75.32 years 74.81 years 75.83 years 10
2050s 76.47 years 75.94 years 77.02 years 10
2060s 77.68 years 77.14 years 78.23 years 10
2070s 78.95 years 78.36 years 79.54 years 10
2080s 80.23 years 79.66 years 80.79 years 10
2090s 81.49 years 80.92 years 82.05 years 10
2100s 82.18 years 82.18 years 82.18 years 1

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 163 Tajikistan 82.47 years compare
  2. 164 Ethiopia 82.21 years compare
  3. 165 Moldova 82.18 years compare
  4. 167 Iraq 82.14 years compare
  5. 168 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 82.14 years compare
  6. 169 Samoa 82.08 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at age 15 in Jamaica?
Life expectancy at age 15 in Jamaica was 82.18 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 82.18 years in 2100.
What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 66.73 years in 1950.
How does Jamaica rank for life expectancy at age 15?
Jamaica ranks 166th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jamaica data come from?
The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at age 15
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 36,894 data points, 1751–2100
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