Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Iraq or Jamaica?

Iraq, at 74.05 years against 73.99 years in Jamaica as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Jamaica?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iraq vs Jamaica: Life expectancy by sex

Iraq

74.05 years

in 2023

Jamaica

73.99 years

in 2023

Iraq rank

156th

Jamaica rank

157th

Life expectancy by sex over time

Iraq
Jamaica

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 74.05 years against 73.99 years in Jamaica, a difference of 0.06 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Jamaica ahead.

Iraq ranks 156th and Jamaica ranks 157th of 236 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1950s	47.61 years	61.51 years	13.9 years	Jamaica
1960s	59.19 years	67.12 years	7.92 years	Jamaica
1970s	65.48 years	69.84 years	4.36 years	Jamaica
1980s	67.01 years	71.37 years	4.36 years	Jamaica
1990s	67.19 years	72.87 years	5.68 years	Jamaica
2000s	68.79 years	73.77 years	4.99 years	Jamaica
2010s	71.72 years	74.34 years	2.61 years	Jamaica
2020s	73.14 years	73.37 years	0.2259 years	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Iraq or Jamaica?: Iraq, at 74.05 years against 73.99 years in Jamaica as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Iraq and Jamaica?: 0.06 years, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Jamaica?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Jamaica rank globally for life expectancy by sex?: Iraq ranks 156th and Jamaica ranks 157th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Life expectancy by sex
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.