Life expectancy at age 60, female in Jamaica
Jamaica: Life expectancy at age 60, female was 19.3 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Jamaica, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 19.3 years for life expectancy at age 60, female in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Jamaica peaked at 19.59 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 17.18 years, in 2021.
Jamaica ranks 152nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.82 years | 17.57 years | 18.14 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.31 years | 18.14 years | 18.4 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.26 years | 17.87 years | 18.73 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.75 years | 18.6 years | 18.91 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.07 years | 18.69 years | 19.38 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.42 years | 19.25 years | 19.59 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.84 years | 17.18 years | 19.3 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More gender data for Jamaica
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 468.29 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.89 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 15,460 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 16,015 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 15,603 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 16,169 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 15,800 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 16,375 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 15,981 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 16,562 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Jamaica?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Jamaica was 19.3 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 19.59 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.18 years in 2021.
- How does Jamaica rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Jamaica ranks 152nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, female is the average number of years that a female at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout her life.