Life expectancy at birth, female in Cuba
Cuba: Life expectancy at birth, female was 80.68 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in Cuba, 1960–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 71 Northern Mariana Islands 80.87 years compare
- 72 Sri Lanka 80.75 years compare
- 73 Seychelles 80.7 years compare
- 75 Colombia 80.61 years compare
- 76 Turks and Caicos Islands 80.45 years compare
- 77 Antigua and Barbuda 80.45 years compare
More health data for Cuba
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 58,306 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 60,571 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 60,100 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 57,751 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 62,024 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 57,713 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 57,461 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 54,848 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 60,480 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 57,259 (2025)
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
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.