Jamaica — Life expectancy
Life Expectancy at Birth for Jamaica, 1960–2024.
Life expectancy for Jamaica was 71.6 in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1960 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 72.4 in 2013. The lowest was 63.8 in 1960 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.18% per year.
Jamaica ranks 142 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 65%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 76.0, so Jamaica sits below it. It peaked in 2013 and has fallen 1% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 1%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 37 of 42 economies; St. Vincent and the Grenadines (71.4) is just below it.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 62nd of 215 in 1960 → 66th of 216 in 1970 → 77th of 216 in 1980 → 62nd of 217 in 1990 → 98th of 217 in 2000 → 116th of 217 in 2010 → 127th of 217 in 2020 → 142nd of 217 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2024
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 71.61 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 71.48 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 71.48 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 69.08 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 71.45 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 71.53 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 71.61 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 71.88 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 72.05 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 72.21 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 72.36 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 72.44 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 72.41 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 72.25 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 71.98 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 71.72 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 71.5 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 71.41 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 71.4 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 71.49 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 71.54 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 71.58 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 71.48 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 71.29 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 71.28 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 71.19 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 71.17 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 71.22 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 71.33 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 71.49 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 71.62 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 71.76 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 71.82 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 71.79 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 71.71 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 71.51 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 71.16 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 70.87 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 70.45 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 70.1 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 69.81 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 69.55 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 69.25 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 69.12 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 68.99 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 68.81 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 68.74 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 68.59 | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 68.41 | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 68.17 | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 67.91 | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 67.61 | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 67.3 | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 67 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 66.73 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 66.52 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 66.32 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 66.09 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 65.93 | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 65.66 | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 65.35 | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 65 | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 64.62 | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 64.26 | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 63.83 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Jamaica’s Life expectancy in 1961?
64.26 (1961). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are Jamaica’s Life expectancy figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — years — with no inflation restatement and no PPP conversion. Years the source does not report are omitted rather than interpolated.
Is Jamaica’s Life expectancy growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +12.2% in total — about 0.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 71.61; 2023: 71.48; 2022: 71.48; 2021: 69.08; 2020: 71.45. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.DYN.LE00.IN — Life Expectancy at Birth. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.