Jamaica sits in Latin America & Caribbean. A newborn there can expect about 71.6 years of life, 139th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Jamaica, each with its global rank and source year.
16 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 71.6 yrs | 139 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 10.9 /1,000 | 50 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 8.2 /1,000 | 77 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 16.8 yrs | 134 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 78.3 /1,000 | 71 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 5.1 yrs | 98 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 76.4 men/100 women | 79 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 16.4 /1,000 | 77 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 130 /100k | 54 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 20.2 % | 77 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 1.7 /100k | 167 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 15.1 /100k | 91 of 187 | 2019 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 3.1 L | 114 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 8.2 % | 109 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $520 | 88 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $7,754 | 111 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Jamaica's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 16th lowest suicide rate in the world (1.7 /100k) and the 49th lowest life expectancy at 60 in the world (16.8 yrs). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Jamaica; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.