Life expectancy at birth, total in Cuba
Cuba: Life expectancy at birth, total was 78.26 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Cuba, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Cuba stood at 78.26 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Cuba peaked at 78.26 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63.32 years, in 1960.
Cuba ranks 65th of 215 countries on this measure, 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 | 65.36 years | 63.32 years | 67.36 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.14 years | 67.94 years | 72.27 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.42 years | 72.6 years | 73.72 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.46 years | 73.76 years | 75.72 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.15 years | 75.92 years | 77.59 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.74 years | 77.3 years | 78.16 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.92 years | 73.2 years | 78.26 years | 5 |
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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, total in Cuba?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Cuba was 78.26 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 78.26 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.32 years in 1960.
- How does Cuba rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Cuba ranks 65th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (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.