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Jamaica life expectancy & odds of living to calculator

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Jamaica ranks 126/197 for average life expectancy at birth, with 69.3 years for males, 74.4 years for females, and 71.9 years for both sexes combined.

Jamaica life expectancy at birth by year

Average
Male
Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Total Male Female
2026 71.9 69.3 74.4
2025 71.7 69.2 74.3
2024 71.6 69.1 74.1
2023 71.5 69 74
2022 71.5 69 74
2021 69.1 66.7 71.5
2020 71.5 68.9 74
2019 71.5 69.1 74
2018 71.6 69.2 74
2017 71.9 69.6 74.1
2016 72.1 69.9 74.2
2015 72.2 70.1 74.3
2014 72.4 70.3 74.4
2013 72.4 70.3 74.5
2012 72.4 70.2 74.6
2011 72.2 70 74.6
2010 72 69.6 74.4
2009 71.7 69.2 74.3
2008 71.5 69 74.2
2007 71.4 68.9 74.1
2006 71.4 68.9 74
2005 71.5 69.1 74
2004 71.5 69.4 73.8
2003 71.6 69.5 73.7
2002 71.5 69.5 73.5
2001 71.3 69.4 73.2
2000 71.3 69.5 73.1
1999 71.2 69.4 73
1998 71.2 69.5 72.9
1997 71.2 69.6 72.8
1996 71.3 69.8 72.8
1995 71.5 70 72.9
1994 71.6 70.3 72.9
1993 71.8 70.5 73
1992 71.8 70.6 72.9
1991 71.8 70.7 72.8
1990 71.7 70.6 72.7
1989 71.5 70.5 72.5
1988 71.2 70.1 72.2
1987 70.9 69.7 71.9
1986 70.4 69.2 71.6
1985 70.1 68.7 71.4
1984 69.8 68.4 71.2
1983 69.5 68 71
1982 69.3 67.7 70.7
1981 69.1 67.5 70.7
1980 69 67.2 70.6
1979 68.8 67 70.5
1978 68.7 66.8 70.5
1977 68.6 66.6 70.4
1976 68.4 66.4 70.3
1975 68.2 66.1 70.1
1974 67.9 65.8 69.9
1973 67.6 65.5 69.6
1972 67.3 65.1 69.3
1971 67 64.8 69
1970 66.7 64.6 68.7
1969 66.5 64.4 68.5
1968 66.3 64.3 68.2
1967 66.1 64.1 67.9
1966 65.9 64 67.7
1965 65.7 63.8 67.4
1964 65.3 63.5 67
1963 65 63.2 66.7
1962 64.6 62.8 66.3
1961 64.3 62.4 65.9
1960 63.8 62 65.5
1959 63.2 61.4 64.9
1958 62.6 60.8 64.3
1957 61.9 60.2 63.6
1956 61.2 59.5 62.8
1955 60.4 58.8 62
1954 59.6 58 61.2
1953 58.9 57.3 60.4
1952 58.1 56.6 59.6
1951 57.1 55.7 58.5
1950 56.6 55.1 57.9

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is the average age of death for a hypothetical cohort of newborns if they experienced the age-specific mortality rates of one particular year throughout their entire lives. It's a snapshot reflecting mortality rates in a given year that does not account for any future changes in those rates.

In Jamaica, healthy life expectancy at birth, defined by the World Health Organization as the average number of years a person can expect to live in full health, is 60.5 years for men and 63 for women, with a combined average of 61.7 years. People who reach 60 can expect an additional 13.1 healthy years, 12 for males and 14.1 for females.

Jamaica life expectancy calculator

This life expectancy calculator shows the odds of living to 100, 95, 90, and below based on current age for both males and females in Jamaica, along with mean and median age of death. The calculations are based on the 2026 life tables (actuarial tables) from the UN World Population Prospects.


Mean remaining life expectancy: 44.1 Years

Mean expected age of death: 74.1 Years

Median expected age of death: 76.3 Years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Average Male Female
40 98.1% 97.6% 98.7%
50 94.2% 92.7% 95.8%
60 85.5% 82.0% 88.9%
65 78.1% 73.1% 82.9%
70 67.8% 61.3% 74.0%
75 54.1% 46.7% 61.1%
80 37.5% 30.5% 44.3%
85 20.6% 15.6% 25.6%
90 7.9% 5.5% 10.4%
95 1.8% 1.2% 2.5%
100 0.2% 0.1% 0.3%

Odds of dying at each age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Average Male Female
100 39.9% 40.5% 39.7%
99 38.2% 38.8% 37.9%
98 36% 36.9% 35.7%
97 34.3% 35.2% 33.9%
96 32.5% 33.6% 32.1%
95 30.7% 31.8% 30.2%
94 28.8% 30.1% 28.1%
93 27% 28.4% 26.2%
92 25.2% 26.6% 24.4%
91 23.4% 24.8% 22.5%
90 21.9% 23.2% 21.1%
89 20.2% 21.6% 19.4%
88 18.7% 20.1% 17.9%
87 17.3% 18.7% 16.5%
86 16% 17.4% 15.1%
85 14.7% 16% 13.8%
84 13.5% 14.8% 12.5%
83 12.3% 13.6% 11.4%
82 11.2% 12.5% 10.3%
81 10.2% 11.4% 9.21%
80 9.34% 10.5% 8.44%
79 8.43% 9.62% 7.54%
78 7.7% 8.85% 6.85%
77 6.96% 8.08% 6.14%
76 6.37% 7.44% 5.58%
75 5.8% 6.82% 5.04%
74 5.28% 6.26% 4.55%
73 4.8% 5.75% 4.1%
72 4.38% 5.28% 3.71%
71 3.95% 4.8% 3.31%
70 3.64% 4.44% 3.02%
69 3.3% 4.06% 2.7%
68 3.02% 3.73% 2.46%
67 2.75% 3.42% 2.22%
66 2.51% 3.14% 2.01%
65 2.32% 2.91% 1.84%
64 2.12% 2.67% 1.67%
63 1.94% 2.45% 1.52%
62 1.78% 2.26% 1.39%
61 1.62% 2.06% 1.26%
60 1.5% 1.91% 1.16%
59 1.37% 1.74% 1.05%
58 1.26% 1.59% 0.97%
57 1.15% 1.46% 0.88%
56 1.06% 1.34% 0.81%
55 0.98% 1.23% 0.75%
54 0.9% 1.13% 0.69%
53 0.83% 1.04% 0.63%
52 0.77% 0.95% 0.58%
51 0.7% 0.87% 0.53%
50 0.65% 0.8% 0.49%
49 0.59% 0.73% 0.45%
48 0.54% 0.67% 0.41%
47 0.49% 0.61% 0.37%
46 0.45% 0.56% 0.34%
45 0.41% 0.52% 0.31%
44 0.38% 0.47% 0.28%
43 0.35% 0.43% 0.26%
42 0.32% 0.4% 0.24%
41 0.29% 0.37% 0.21%
40 0.27% 0.35% 0.2%
39 0.25% 0.32% 0.18%
38 0.23% 0.3% 0.16%
37 0.22% 0.28% 0.15%
36 0.2% 0.26% 0.14%
35 0.19% 0.25% 0.13%
34 0.18% 0.23% 0.12%
33 0.16% 0.22% 0.11%
32 0.16% 0.21% 0.1%
31 0.15% 0.2% 0.09%
30 0.14% 0.19% 0.09%
29 0.14% 0.19% 0.08%
28 0.13% 0.18% 0.08%
27 0.13% 0.18% 0.07%
26 0.12% 0.17% 0.07%
25 0.12% 0.17% 0.07%
24 0.11% 0.16% 0.06%
23 0.11% 0.16% 0.06%
22 0.11% 0.16% 0.06%
21 0.1% 0.15% 0.06%
20 0.1% 0.14% 0.05%
19 0.09% 0.13% 0.05%
18 0.08% 0.12% 0.05%
17 0.07% 0.1% 0.04%
16 0.06% 0.08% 0.04%
15 0.05% 0.06% 0.03%
14 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
13 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
12 0.03% 0.03% 0.02%
11 0.03% 0.03% 0.02%
10 0.03% 0.03% 0.02%
9 0.03% 0.03% 0.02%
8 0.03% 0.03% 0.02%
7 0.03% 0.04% 0.03%
6 0.03% 0.04% 0.03%
5 0.04% 0.04% 0.04%
4 0.05% 0.05% 0.04%
3 0.06% 0.07% 0.06%
2 0.09% 0.09% 0.08%
1 0.13% 0.14% 0.12%
0 1.47% 1.69% 1.23%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart displays the probability of dying at any given age, as mortality rates vary throughout a lifetime.

In Jamaica, the risk of dying is lowest at age 10 and increases afterward. The annual chance of dying is 1.47% in the birth year, 0.14% at age 30, 1.5% at 60, and 9.34% at 80.

Aging is often defined as the increasing probability of death with age. If a 20-year-old in Jamaica never aged and faced the same risk of dying every year, their life expectancy would be 1,012 years — 703 for males and 1,853 for females.

Life expectancy by current age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Average Male Female
100 101.9 101.8 101.9
99 101 100.9 101
98 100.1 100 100.1
97 99.2 99.1 99.2
96 98.3 98.2 98.4
95 97.5 97.4 97.5
94 96.6 96.5 96.7
93 95.8 95.7 95.8
92 94.9 94.8 95
91 94.1 94 94.2
90 93.3 93.2 93.4
89 92.6 92.4 92.7
88 91.8 91.6 91.9
87 91.1 90.8 91.2
86 90.3 90.1 90.5
85 89.6 89.4 89.8
84 88.9 88.6 89.1
83 88.3 87.9 88.5
82 87.6 87.3 87.9
81 87 86.6 87.3
80 86.4 86 86.7
79 85.8 85.3 86.2
78 85.2 84.7 85.6
77 84.7 84.1 85.1
76 84.2 83.6 84.7
75 83.7 83 84.2
74 83.2 82.5 83.8
73 82.7 82 83.3
72 82.3 81.5 82.9
71 81.9 81 82.6
70 81.4 80.5 82.2
69 81 80.1 81.9
68 80.7 79.7 81.5
67 80.3 79.2 81.2
66 80 78.8 80.9
65 79.6 78.4 80.6
64 79.3 78.1 80.4
63 79 77.7 80.1
62 78.7 77.4 79.9
61 78.4 77 79.6
60 78.2 76.7 79.4
59 77.9 76.4 79.2
58 77.7 76.1 79
57 77.4 75.9 78.8
56 77.2 75.6 78.6
55 77 75.4 78.5
54 76.8 75.1 78.3
53 76.6 74.9 78.1
52 76.4 74.7 78
51 76.2 74.5 77.8
50 76.1 74.3 77.7
49 75.9 74.1 77.6
48 75.8 73.9 77.5
47 75.6 73.8 77.4
46 75.5 73.6 77.2
45 75.4 73.5 77.2
44 75.3 73.3 77.1
43 75.1 73.2 77
42 75 73.1 76.9
41 74.9 73 76.8
40 74.8 72.9 76.7
39 74.8 72.8 76.7
38 74.7 72.7 76.6
37 74.6 72.6 76.6
36 74.5 72.5 76.5
35 74.4 72.4 76.4
34 74.4 72.3 76.4
33 74.3 72.2 76.4
32 74.2 72.1 76.3
31 74.2 72 76.3
30 74.1 72 76.2
29 74.1 71.9 76.2
28 74 71.8 76.1
27 73.9 71.7 76.1
26 73.9 71.6 76.1
25 73.8 71.6 76
24 73.8 71.5 76
23 73.7 71.4 76
22 73.7 71.3 76
21 73.6 71.3 75.9
20 73.6 71.2 75.9
19 73.5 71.1 75.9
18 73.5 71.1 75.8
17 73.4 71 75.8
16 73.4 71 75.8
15 73.4 70.9 75.8
14 73.3 70.9 75.7
13 73.3 70.9 75.7
12 73.3 70.9 75.7
11 73.3 70.8 75.7
10 73.3 70.8 75.7
9 73.2 70.8 75.7
8 73.2 70.8 75.7
7 73.2 70.8 75.6
6 73.2 70.7 75.6
5 73.2 70.7 75.6
4 73.1 70.7 75.6
3 73.1 70.6 75.5
2 73 70.6 75.5
1 72.9 70.5 75.4
0 71.9 69.3 74.4

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is often mistaken for the average lifespan of an adult. However, an adult has already survived the causes of early-age mortality and can expect to live longer than the figure calculated at birth.

In Jamaica, a 65-year-old has a total life expectancy of 79.6 years, rising to 81.4 at 70, 83.7 at 75, and 86.4 at 80 — all higher than the 71.9 years calculated at birth.

The chart above accounts for remaining lifespan and displays total life expectancy by age and gender in Jamaica.

Probability of surviving to a given age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Average Male Female
100 0.22% 0.13% 0.31%
99 0.35% 0.21% 0.5%
98 0.55% 0.33% 0.77%
97 0.83% 0.51% 1.17%
96 1.23% 0.76% 1.73%
95 1.78% 1.12% 2.47%
94 2.5% 1.6% 3.44%
93 3.42% 2.23% 4.66%
92 4.57% 3.03% 6.17%
91 5.96% 4.03% 7.97%
90 7.63% 5.26% 10.1%
89 9.56% 6.7% 12.5%
88 11.8% 8.39% 15.3%
87 14.2% 10.3% 18.3%
86 17% 12.5% 21.5%
85 19.9% 14.9% 24.9%
84 23% 17.5% 28.5%
83 26.2% 20.2% 32.2%
82 29.5% 23.1% 35.9%
81 32.8% 26.1% 39.5%
80 36.2% 29.1% 43.1%
79 39.5% 32.2% 46.7%
78 42.8% 35.4% 50.1%
77 46% 38.5% 53.4%
76 49.2% 41.6% 56.5%
75 52.2% 44.6% 59.5%
74 55.1% 47.6% 62.3%
73 57.9% 50.5% 65%
72 60.5% 53.3% 67.5%
71 63% 56% 69.8%
70 65.4% 58.6% 72%
69 67.6% 61.1% 74%
68 69.7% 63.4% 75.9%
67 71.7% 65.7% 77.6%
66 73.5% 67.8% 79.2%
65 75.3% 69.9% 80.7%
64 76.9% 71.8% 82%
63 78.4% 73.6% 83.3%
62 79.9% 75.3% 84.5%
61 81.2% 76.9% 85.6%
60 82.4% 78.3% 86.6%
59 83.6% 79.7% 87.5%
58 84.6% 81% 88.3%
57 85.6% 82.2% 89.1%
56 86.5% 83.3% 89.9%
55 87.4% 84.4% 90.5%
54 88.2% 85.4% 91.2%
53 88.9% 86.2% 91.7%
52 89.6% 87.1% 92.3%
51 90.2% 87.8% 92.8%
50 90.8% 88.6% 93.2%
49 91.4% 89.2% 93.6%
48 91.9% 89.8% 94%
47 92.3% 90.4% 94.4%
46 92.7% 90.9% 94.7%
45 93.1% 91.3% 95%
44 93.5% 91.8% 95.3%
43 93.8% 92.2% 95.5%
42 94.1% 92.5% 95.7%
41 94.4% 92.9% 95.9%
40 94.6% 93.2% 96.1%
39 94.9% 93.5% 96.3%
38 95.1% 93.8% 96.5%
37 95.3% 94.1% 96.6%
36 95.5% 94.3% 96.7%
35 95.7% 94.5% 96.9%
34 95.8% 94.8% 97%
33 96% 95% 97.1%
32 96.1% 95.2% 97.2%
31 96.3% 95.3% 97.3%
30 96.4% 95.5% 97.4%
29 96.6% 95.7% 97.4%
28 96.7% 95.9% 97.5%
27 96.8% 96.1% 97.6%
26 96.9% 96.2% 97.7%
25 97% 96.4% 97.7%
24 97.1% 96.5% 97.8%
23 97.3% 96.7% 97.8%
22 97.4% 96.8% 97.9%
21 97.5% 97% 98%
20 97.6% 97.1% 98%
19 97.6% 97.3% 98.1%
18 97.7% 97.4% 98.1%
17 97.8% 97.5% 98.1%
16 97.9% 97.5% 98.2%
15 97.9% 97.6% 98.2%
14 97.9% 97.6% 98.2%
13 98% 97.7% 98.3%
12 98% 97.7% 98.3%
11 98% 97.7% 98.3%
10 98% 97.8% 98.3%
9 98.1% 97.8% 98.4%
8 98.1% 97.8% 98.4%
7 98.1% 97.9% 98.4%
6 98.2% 97.9% 98.4%
5 98.2% 98% 98.5%
4 98.3% 98% 98.5%
3 98.3% 98.1% 98.6%
2 98.4% 98.2% 98.6%
1 98.5% 98.3% 98.8%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the odds of living to each age from birth. In Jamaica, 82.4% of newborns are expected to live past 60, 65.4% past 70, 36.2% past 80, 7.63% past 90, and only 0.22% past 100.

For longevity rates starting from a different age, use the calculator provided above.

Compare Jamaica Life expectancy vs other countries

Death rate by age in Jamaica

Total
Male
Female
1x
Age Death rate
Total Male Female
100 3.63 0 15.5
99 133.3 80.2 189
98 196.7 120.5 276.7
97 285.3 178 398
96 401 255.2 554
95 546 355 746
94 719 481 968
93 922 632 1,224
92 1,151 807 1,506
91 1,393 1,000 1,796
90 1,668 1,220 2,128
89 1,933 1,449 2,429
88 2,204 1,689 2,727
87 2,467 1,932 3,004
86 2,715 2,168 3,255
85 2,913 2,379 3,430
84 3,093 2,581 3,578
83 3,218 2,745 3,655
82 3,310 2,887 3,689
81 3,331 2,975 3,639
80 3,380 3,072 3,640
79 3,330 3,101 3,516
78 3,296 3,128 3,428
77 3,205 3,109 3,277
76 3,131 3,090 3,153
75 3,028 3,043 2,998
74 2,911 2,981 2,835
73 2,780 2,901 2,663
72 2,653 2,812 2,504
71 2,491 2,690 2,308
70 2,379 2,599 2,177
69 2,229 2,480 1,999
68 2,103 2,369 1,862
67 1,971 2,249 1,722
66 1,845 2,131 1,591
65 1,744 2,033 1,487
64 1,628 1,916 1,372
63 1,523 1,805 1,269
62 1,425 1,699 1,177
61 1,317 1,581 1,076
60 1,238 1,493 1,006
59 1,142 1,384 919
58 1,065 1,292 854
57 988 1,201 788
56 921 1,119 731
55 855 1,040 675
54 796 967 627
53 738 897 580
52 686 831 540
51 630 765 492
50 588 712 460
49 538 653 419
48 495 600 385
47 455 553 351
46 417 509 320
45 385 471 294.3
44 352 432 267.7
43 326 401 246.1
42 301 372 225.9
41 276.1 343 205.1
40 257.6 322 189.4
39 237.9 299.4 173
38 221.2 280.2 158.9
37 205.1 261.9 145.1
36 191.7 245.9 134.3
35 179.9 232.6 124.3
34 168.2 219.9 113.8
33 158.3 208.2 105.6
32 149.9 198.9 98.4
31 141.5 189.9 90.6
30 136.5 184.3 86.2
29 130.7 178.2 80.8
28 125.5 173 75.5
27 121.2 168.4 71.5
26 117.1 164.3 67.7
25 113.8 161.1 64.1
24 110.9 158.1 61.6
23 108.3 155.4 59
22 105.3 151.9 56.6
21 101.4 146.4 54.3
20 96.4 138.1 52.9
19 89.5 127.3 50.1
18 81 113.9 46.7
17 68.1 93 42.2
16 56.9 75.4 37.7
15 46 58.8 32.7
14 37.3 46.5 27.7
13 31.3 38 24.3
12 27.9 33.6 21.8
11 26.4 31.7 20.9
10 25.9 30.5 21.1
9 26.7 31 22.2
8 28.5 32.8 24.1
7 31.3 35.5 26.8
6 34.3 38.2 30.3
5 39.3 43.2 35.3
4 48.2 52.8 43.4
3 61.1 67.1 54.9
2 83.8 91.3 75.9
1 132.5 142.1 122.6
0 1,467 1,690 1,235

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the number of deaths by age up to 100 for 3 cohorts of 100,000 newborns each — male, female, and both combined — illustrating how expected mortality is distributed throughout life.

In Jamaica, the most probable age of death — the age at which the highest number of deaths occur — is 80 for both sexes combined, 78 for males, and 82 for females. Vertical lines mark the median age of death: 73.2 for men, 78 for women, and 75.7 combined, meaning only half of each cohort is expected to live past that age.

Note that this chart does not show rates per 100,000 population, as those would be skewed by age structure and reflect Jamaica's demographics more than its death rate.

Life expectancy in other countries

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Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Data sources:

  1. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  2. World Health Organization (WHO) | Global Health Observatory (2021, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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