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Jamaica vs Japan: life expectancy

Japan's national average is 10.1 years higher than Jamaica's (84.6 vs 74.5).

A population-level average, not a personal prediction — averages, not fate.

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Jamaica
74.5
years combined
M 72.1 · F 76.9
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Japan
84.6
years combined
M 81.4 · F 87.8
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Does Japan or Jamaica have a higher life expectancy?

Japan's national average life expectancy is 84.6 years, about 10.1 years higher than Jamaica's 74.5. These are population averages, not predictions for any individual.

Figures are UN Population Division estimates (World Population Prospects, 2019 revision), rounded for readability — not a live feed, so recent years may differ.

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