Cuba vs Uruguay: Life expectancy at birth, total

Cuba
78.26 years
in 2024
Uruguay
78.29 years
in 2024
Cuba rank
65th
Uruguay rank
64th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Cuba
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 78.29 years against 78.26 years in Cuba, a difference of 0.023 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uruguay ahead.

Globally, Cuba ranks 65th and Uruguay ranks 64th 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
Last refreshed

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.