What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Cuba?

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Cuba was 78.08 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Cuba?

The highest recorded value was 78.16 years in 2012.

What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Cuba?

The lowest recorded value was 58.99 years in 1950.

How does Cuba rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?

Cuba ranks 74th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Cuba?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Cuba data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Cuba

Name: Life expectancy vs. health spending in Cuba
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Cuba: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 78.08 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

78.08 years

Change on year

up 0.6%

World rank

74th

of 236 countries

All-time high

78.16 years

in 2012

All-time low

58.99 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Cuba, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Cuba recorded 78.08 years for life expectancy vs. health spending in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Cuba peaked at 78.16 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 58.99 years, in 1950.

Cuba ranks 74th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	60.89 years	58.99 years	62.83 years	10
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	76.58 years	73.2 years	78.08 years	4

Countries ranked near Cuba

71 Croatia 78.58 years compare
72 Slovakia 78.34 years compare
73 Uruguay 78.14 years compare
75 Turks and Caicos Islands 78.01 years compare
76 China 77.95 years compare
77 Bosnia and Herzegovina 77.85 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Cuba

Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 63,460 (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 63,528 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 60,779 (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 64,847 (2025)
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 62,058 (2025)
Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 64,557 (2025)
Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 59,276 (2025)
Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 58,306 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 62,519 (2025)
Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 58,946 (2025)

All data for Cuba →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Cuba?: Life expectancy vs. health spending in Cuba was 78.08 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Cuba?: The highest recorded value was 78.16 years in 2012.
What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Cuba?: The lowest recorded value was 58.99 years in 1950.
How does Cuba rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?: Cuba ranks 74th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Cuba?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cuba data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

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.