Survival to age 65 of cohort in Jamaica

Jamaica: Survival to age 65 of cohort was 80.16 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
80.16
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
141st
of 215 countries
All-time high
81
in 2012
All-time low
67.35
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Survival to age 65 of cohort in Jamaica, 1960–2024

020406080196019922024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for survival to age 65 of cohort in Jamaica is 80.16, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival to age 65 of cohort in Jamaica peaked at 81 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 67.35, in 1960.

Jamaica ranks 141st of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Survival to age 65 of cohort in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for Survival to age 65 of cohort in Jamaica, 1960 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1960 67.35
1961 67.98 +0.9%
1962 68.42 +0.6%
1963 68.99 +0.8%
1964 69.52 +0.8%
1965 70.08 +0.8%
1966 70.56 +0.7%
1967 70.8 +0.3%
1968 71.23 +0.6%
1969 71.59 +0.5%
1970 71.92 +0.5%
1971 72.35 +0.6%
1972 72.81 +0.6%
1973 73.22 +0.6%
1974 73.63 +0.6%
1975 73.95 +0.4%
1976 74.26 +0.4%
1977 74.36 +0.1%
1978 74.47 +0.1%
1979 74.42 -0.1%
1980 74.57 +0.2%
1981 74.57 -0.0%
1982 74.5 -0.1%
1983 74.99 +0.7%
1984 75.24 +0.3%
1985 75.63 +0.5%
1986 76.03 +0.5%
1987 76.63 +0.8%
1988 77.03 +0.5%
1989 77.64 +0.8%
1990 78.02 +0.5%
1991 78.24 +0.3%
1992 78.36 +0.2%
1993 78.36 +0.0%
1994 78.23 -0.2%
1995 78.11 -0.1%
1996 77.85 -0.3%
1997 77.78 -0.1%
1998 77.81 +0.0%
1999 77.96 +0.2%
2000 78.21 +0.3%
2001 78.42 +0.3%
2002 78.86 +0.6%
2003 79.37 +0.6%
2004 79.52 +0.2%
2005 79.77 +0.3%
2006 79.75 -0.0%
2007 80.01 +0.3%
2008 80.18 +0.2%
2009 80.49 +0.4%
2010 80.72 +0.3%
2011 80.96 +0.3%
2012 81 +0.1%
2013 80.87 -0.2%
2014 80.7 -0.2%
2015 80.5 -0.2%
2016 80.32 -0.2%
2017 80.13 -0.2%
2018 79.97 -0.2%
2019 79.9 -0.1%
2020 79.92 +0.0%
2021 75.04 -6.1%
2022 79.88 +6.5%
2023 79.91 +0.0%
2024 80.16 +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 69.65 67.35 71.59 10
1970s 73.54 71.92 74.47 10
1980s 75.68 74.5 77.64 10
1990s 78.07 77.78 78.36 10
2000s 79.46 78.21 80.49 10
2010s 80.51 79.9 81 10
2020s 78.98 75.04 80.16 5

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 138 Tajikistan 81.3 compare
  2. 139 Guatemala 80.55 compare
  3. 140 Turkmenistan 80.3 compare
  4. 142 Vanuatu 79.79 compare
  5. 143 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 79.55 compare
  6. 144 Cambodia 79.4 compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

More reference data data for Jamaica

All data for Jamaica →

Frequently asked questions

What is survival to age 65 of cohort in Jamaica?
Survival to age 65 of cohort in Jamaica was 80.16 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest survival to age 65 of cohort recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 81 in 2012.
What is the lowest survival to age 65 of cohort recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 67.35 in 1960.
How does Jamaica rank for survival to age 65 of cohort?
Jamaica ranks 141st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is survival to age 65 of cohort rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jamaica data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Survival to age 65 of cohort. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 65 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Survival to age 65 of cohort in Jamaica. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 22 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/survival-to-age-65-of-cohort/jamaica/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/survival-to-age-65-of-cohort/jamaica/">Survival to age 65 of cohort in Jamaica</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Survival to age 65 of cohort
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 13,975 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed