Life expectancy at birth, male in Cuba

Cuba: Life expectancy at birth, male was 75.86 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
75.86 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
64th
of 215 countries
All-time high
76.15 years
in 2012
All-time low
61.45 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

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

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, male in Cuba is 75.86 years, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Cuba peaked at 76.15 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 61.45 years, in 1960.

That places Cuba 64th 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 63.57 years 61.45 years 65.7 years 10
1970s 68.63 years 66.39 years 70.6 years 10
1980s 71.6 years 70.75 years 71.87 years 10
1990s 72.48 years 71.87 years 73.56 years 10
2000s 75.1 years 73.85 years 75.64 years 10
2010s 75.57 years 74.91 years 76.15 years 10
2020s 74.48 years 70.69 years 75.86 years 5

Countries ranked near Cuba

  1. 61 Iran 76 years compare
  2. 62 Jordan 75.89 years compare
  3. 63 Lebanon 75.88 years compare
  4. 65 Peru 75.63 years compare
  5. 66 Montenegro 75.5 years compare
  6. 67 China 75.25 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, male in Cuba?
Life expectancy at birth, male in Cuba was 75.86 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Cuba?
The highest recorded value was 76.15 years in 2012.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Cuba?
The lowest recorded value was 61.45 years in 1960.
How does Cuba rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
Cuba ranks 64th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Cuba?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, male (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.