The data displays the life expectancy at birth in Jamaica from 2006 to 2016. In 2016, the average life expectancy at birth in Jamaica was 75.97 years.
Jamaica's economic improvement
Life expectancy in Jamaica is rising slowly, comparing ever more favorably with the rest of the world. In 2003, life expectancy was 70.98 years of age and over the period of ten years it rose slightly by about 3 years. When looking at past figures, in 1975 the median age of the population was significantly lower than what it is today. Back then, the average age of the population was only 17, but in 2015 it has risen to 29.
