Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Cuba
Cuba: Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) was 15.07 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Cuba, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at age 60, male in Cuba is 15.07 years, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.5% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in Cuba peaked at 20.91 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 15.07 years, in 2024.
That places Cuba 202nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Cuba, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15.28 years | — |
| 1961 | 15.4 years | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 15.55 years | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 15.67 years | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 15.86 years | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 16.01 years | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 16.2 years | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 16.33 years | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 16.46 years | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 16.55 years | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 16.84 years | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 17.01 years | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 17.21 years | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 17.26 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 17.47 years | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 17.68 years | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 17.9 years | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 18.11 years | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 18.11 years | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 18.09 years | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 18.13 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 18.46 years | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 18.7 years | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 18.78 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 18.79 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 18.76 years | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 18.78 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 18.68 years | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 18.78 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 18.68 years | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 18.76 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 18.63 years | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 18.6 years | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 18.49 years | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 18.59 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 18.72 years | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 18.96 years | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 19.14 years | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 19.38 years | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 19.49 years | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 19.64 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 19.99 years | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 20.21 years | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 20.64 years | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 20.47 years | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 20.54 years | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 20.35 years | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 20.43 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 20.45 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 20.4 years | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 20.64 years | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 20.81 years | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 20.91 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 20.76 years | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 20.52 years | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 20.38 years | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 20.1 years | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 19.7 years | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 19.84 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 19.79 years | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 19.59 years | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 16.22 years | -17.2% |
| 2022 | 19.83 years | +22.2% |
| 2023 | 20.22 years | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 15.07 years | -25.5% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 15.07 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.53 years, 81% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 15.07 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.82 years, 90% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Cuba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -25.5% | 20.22 years | 15.07 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.93 years | 15.28 years | 16.55 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.57 years | 16.84 years | 18.11 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.65 years | 18.13 years | 18.79 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.88 years | 18.49 years | 19.49 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.31 years | 19.64 years | 20.64 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.34 years | 19.7 years | 20.91 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.19 years | 15.07 years | 20.22 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 199 Bahrain 15.13 years compare
- 200 Costa Rica 15.12 years compare
- 201 Czechia 15.11 years compare
- 203 United Kingdom 14.95 years compare
- 204 China 14.82 years compare
- 205 Turks and Caicos Islands 14.74 years compare
More gender data for Cuba
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,458 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.33 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,243 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,243 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.1654 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 45,010 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 48,153 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 45,350 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 48,544 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 45,468 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, male in Cuba?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in Cuba was 15.07 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 20.91 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.07 years in 2024.
- How does Cuba rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- Cuba ranks 202nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, male is the average number of years that a male at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout his life.