Life expectancy at age 60, male in Jamaica
Jamaica: Life expectancy at age 60, male was 24.26 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Jamaica, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 24.26 years for life expectancy at age 60, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 45.7% on the previous year and up 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in Jamaica peaked at 24.26 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.76 years, in 2021.
Jamaica ranks 9th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16.07 years | — |
| 1961 | 16.08 years | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 16.13 years | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 16.19 years | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 16.24 years | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 16.27 years | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 16.28 years | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 16.26 years | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 16.23 years | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 16.2 years | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 16.11 years | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 16.23 years | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 16.34 years | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 16.46 years | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 16.59 years | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 16.69 years | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 16.76 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 16.77 years | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 16.76 years | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 16.73 years | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 16.74 years | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 16.75 years | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 16.77 years | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 16.77 years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 17.02 years | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 16.94 years | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 17.3 years | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 17.64 years | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 17.83 years | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 17.97 years | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 18.03 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 18 years | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 17.91 years | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 17.77 years | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 17.6 years | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 17.3 years | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 17.18 years | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 17 years | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 16.9 years | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 16.85 years | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 16.85 years | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 16.83 years | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 16.85 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 16.82 years | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 16.72 years | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 16.56 years | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 16.48 years | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 16.45 years | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 16.48 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 16.6 years | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 16.82 years | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 17 years | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 17.14 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 17.19 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 17.15 years | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 17.06 years | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 16.96 years | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 16.81 years | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 16.7 years | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 16.65 years | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 16.57 years | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 14.76 years | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 16.63 years | +12.7% |
| 2023 | 16.65 years | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 24.26 years | +45.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.2 years | 16.07 years | 16.28 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.54 years | 16.11 years | 16.77 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.17 years | 16.74 years | 17.97 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.45 years | 16.85 years | 18.03 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.66 years | 16.45 years | 16.85 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.95 years | 16.65 years | 17.19 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.77 years | 14.76 years | 24.26 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, male in Jamaica?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in Jamaica was 24.26 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, male recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 24.26 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.76 years in 2021.
- How does Jamaica rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- Jamaica ranks 9th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, male is the average number of years that a male at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout his life.