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Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Jamaica

Jamaica: Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females was 6.65 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
6.65 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
176th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.81 years
in 2012
All-time low
5.61 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Jamaica, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

Jamaica recorded 6.65 years for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in 2023.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Jamaica peaked at 6.81 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5.61 years, in 1950.

That places Jamaica 176th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Jamaica, year by year

Year years Change
1950 5.61 years —
1951 5.64 years +0.5%
1952 5.7 years +1.1%
1953 5.75 years +0.9%
1954 5.8 years +0.8%
1955 5.86 years +1.0%
1956 5.92 years +1.0%
1957 5.99 years +1.2%
1958 6.05 years +0.9%
1959 6.08 years +0.6%
1960 6.12 years +0.6%
1961 6.14 years +0.3%
1962 6.14 years -0.0%
1963 6.17 years +0.5%
1964 6.19 years +0.3%
1965 6.23 years +0.6%
1966 6.26 years +0.5%
1967 6.19 years -1.1%
1968 6.3 years +1.7%
1969 6.34 years +0.8%
1970 6.39 years +0.7%
1971 6.45 years +0.9%
1972 6.47 years +0.3%
1973 6.44 years -0.4%
1974 6.42 years -0.4%
1975 6.38 years -0.5%
1976 6.36 years -0.4%
1977 6.32 years -0.7%
1978 6.28 years -0.6%
1979 6.24 years -0.6%
1980 6.2 years -0.7%
1981 6.15 years -0.7%
1982 6.11 years -0.6%
1983 6.16 years +0.7%
1984 6.19 years +0.6%
1985 6.24 years +0.7%
1986 6.28 years +0.7%
1987 6.35 years +1.0%
1988 6.39 years +0.7%
1989 6.46 years +1.0%
1990 6.48 years +0.4%
1991 6.51 years +0.4%
1992 6.52 years +0.1%
1993 6.51 years -0.1%
1994 6.47 years -0.7%
1995 6.42 years -0.6%
1996 6.4 years -0.4%
1997 6.38 years -0.3%
1998 6.37 years -0.1%
1999 6.39 years +0.2%
2000 6.41 years +0.4%
2001 6.45 years +0.6%
2002 6.51 years +0.9%
2003 6.53 years +0.4%
2004 6.55 years +0.3%
2005 6.62 years +1.0%
2006 6.64 years +0.2%
2007 6.63 years -0.0%
2008 6.68 years +0.6%
2009 6.71 years +0.5%
2010 6.76 years +0.8%
2011 6.8 years +0.6%
2012 6.81 years +0.1%
2013 6.79 years -0.2%
2014 6.76 years -0.5%
2015 6.72 years -0.6%
2016 6.68 years -0.5%
2017 6.67 years -0.2%
2018 6.65 years -0.3%
2019 6.66 years +0.2%
2020 6.65 years -0.1%
2021 5.87 years -11.7%
2022 6.64 years +13.1%
2023 6.65 years +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 5.84 years 5.61 years 6.08 years 10
1960s 6.21 years 6.12 years 6.34 years 10
1970s 6.38 years 6.24 years 6.47 years 10
1980s 6.25 years 6.11 years 6.46 years 10
1990s 6.44 years 6.37 years 6.52 years 10
2000s 6.57 years 6.41 years 6.71 years 10
2010s 6.73 years 6.65 years 6.81 years 10
2020s 6.46 years 5.87 years 6.65 years 4

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 173 Syria 6.69 years compare
  2. 174 Ethiopia 6.68 years compare
  3. 175 Côte d'Ivoire 6.67 years compare
  4. 177 Greenland 6.64 years compare
  5. 178 Bhutan 6.63 years compare
  6. 179 Tuvalu 6.63 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Jamaica?
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Jamaica was 6.65 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 6.81 years in 2012.
What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 5.61 years in 1950.
How does Jamaica rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females?
Jamaica ranks 176th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. 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) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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