Life expectancy at birth, female in Cuba

Cuba: Life expectancy at birth, female was 80.68 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
80.68 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
74th
of 215 countries
All-time high
80.68 years
in 2024
All-time low
65.53 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, female in Cuba, 1960–2024

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2024, life expectancy at birth, female in Cuba stood at 80.68 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Cuba peaked at 80.68 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65.53 years, in 1960.

That places Cuba 74th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 67.42 years 65.53 years 69.22 years 10
1970s 71.82 years 69.65 years 74.22 years 10
1980s 75.49 years 74.85 years 75.8 years 10
1990s 76.6 years 75.81 years 78.05 years 10
2000s 79.31 years 78.13 years 79.82 years 10
2010s 79.98 years 79.79 years 80.22 years 10
2020s 79.44 years 75.97 years 80.68 years 5

Countries ranked near Cuba

  1. 71 Northern Mariana Islands 80.87 years compare
  2. 72 Sri Lanka 80.75 years compare
  3. 73 Seychelles 80.7 years compare
  4. 75 Colombia 80.61 years compare
  5. 76 Turks and Caicos Islands 80.45 years compare
  6. 77 Antigua and Barbuda 80.45 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, female in Cuba?
Life expectancy at birth, female in Cuba was 80.68 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Cuba?
The highest recorded value was 80.68 years in 2024.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Cuba?
The lowest recorded value was 65.53 years in 1960.
How does Cuba rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
Cuba ranks 74th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Cuba?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cuba data come from?
The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
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.