Jamaica · Life Expectancy at Birth (WHO)
70.1 years2021
Unit: years. Publisher measure: Life expectancy at birth (years).
Life expectancy at birth for the country population, both sexes, under the mortality rates of the reference year.
Measurement basis: WHO modelled period life-table estimates based on sex- and age-specific mortality.
Reference-period cadence: annual.
Source update cadence: biennial. This does not establish a publication date for an individual reading.
Displayed values are rounded, with extra precision when needed to keep a positive estimate positive. Downloads retain the full numeric estimate and the publisher's original display text separately.
A “<” sign means strictly below the stated number. Numeric readings and uncertainty endpoints keep their own comparison signs. A number without a sign does not establish certainty or an observed outcome.
World Health Organization (Global Health Observatory); retrieved 2026-09-07. Retrieval time is separate from an official publisher release vintage.
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Reported estimates and uncertainty · 22 rows
Each comparison sign applies to its own reading or uncertainty endpoint. Values retain source precision. “Not reported” identifies an absent reading or uncertainty endpoint in this source capture.
| Country | Year | Reading | Lower endpoint | Upper endpoint | Publisher note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica | 2000 | 72.25330071 | 71.98566985 | 72.56369858 | — |
| Jamaica | 2001 | 72.14321688 | 71.8779653 | 72.52135376 | — |
| Jamaica | 2002 | 73.03304352 | 72.77254658 | 73.35468817 | — |
| Jamaica | 2003 | 73.46076447 | 73.24760202 | 73.76704497 | — |
| Jamaica | 2004 | 73.7183442 | 73.49414055 | 73.98233362 | — |
| Jamaica | 2005 | 71.36246208 | 71.0376874 | 71.69930904 | — |
| Jamaica | 2006 | 74.44972953 | 74.22645021 | 74.76062821 | — |
| Jamaica | 2007 | 69.58643623 | 69.40704275 | 69.8652225 | — |
| Jamaica | 2008 | 70.6377363 | 70.4399438 | 70.89741891 | — |
| Jamaica | 2009 | 72.19787809 | 71.98505095 | 72.47951712 | — |
| Jamaica | 2010 | 73.95794492 | 73.75024755 | 74.22094085 | — |
| Jamaica | 2011 | 72.86139713 | 72.6861071 | 73.10765661 | — |
| Jamaica | 2012 | 74.19029935 | 73.94066492 | 74.46031414 | — |
| Jamaica | 2013 | 74.2198557 | 74.02870191 | 74.4907919 | — |
| Jamaica | 2014 | 73.23854714 | 73.04003132 | 73.48243444 | — |
| Jamaica | 2015 | 72.28943851 | 71.99507179 | 72.70525503 | — |
| Jamaica | 2016 | 72.33025467 | 71.82458818 | 72.96249804 | — |
| Jamaica | 2017 | 72.33086714 | 71.79333336 | 73.04288428 | — |
| Jamaica | 2018 | 72.51790169 | 71.97038579 | 73.26953247 | — |
| Jamaica | 2019 | 72.23602877 | 71.64916847 | 72.89611005 | — |
| Jamaica | 2020 | 72.64037778 | 72.0175435 | 73.509923 | — |
| Jamaica | 2021 | 70.1439437 | 69.50821937 | 70.93961108 | — |
One row per country, indicator and year, with raw values, source links and reuse notices. Thresholds have an empty numeric value and separate number/operator fields; value_kind distinguishes upper bounds from absent readings.