China vs Cuba: Life expectancy at birth, total

China
78.02 years
in 2024
Cuba
78.26 years
in 2024
China rank
68th
Cuba rank
65th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • China
  • Cuba
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How they compare

Cuba currently reports 78.26 years against 78.02 years in China, a difference of 0.247 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cuba ahead.

Globally, China ranks 68th and Cuba ranks 65th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
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Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.