China vs Cuba: Life expectancy vs. health spending

China

77.95 years

in 2023

Cuba

78.08 years

in 2023

China rank

76th

Cuba rank

74th

Life expectancy vs. health spending over time

Cuba currently reports 78.08 years against 77.95 years in China, a difference of 0.132 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cuba ahead.

Globally, China ranks 76th and Cuba ranks 74th of 236 countries.

Indicator: Life expectancy vs. health spending
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.