Life Expectancy at Birth in Cuba
Cuba: Life Expectancy at Birth was 78.26 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
78.26
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
66th
of 216 countries
All-time high
78.26
in 2024
All-time low
63.32
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Cuba, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 78.26 for life expectancy at birth in 2024. 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 in Cuba peaked at 78.26 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63.32, in 1960.
That places Cuba 66th out of 216 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.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 63.32 | — |
| 1961 | 63.74 | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 64.37 | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 64.35 | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 65.26 | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 65.64 | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 66.07 | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 66.51 | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 66.94 | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 67.36 | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 67.94 | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 68.43 | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 68.95 | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 69.35 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 69.87 | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 70.38 | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 70.88 | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 71.41 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 71.89 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 72.27 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 72.6 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 73 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 73.44 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 73.56 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 73.55 | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 73.46 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 73.56 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 73.6 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 73.72 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 73.69 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 73.82 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 73.76 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 73.85 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 73.87 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 74.09 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 74.35 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 74.69 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 75.06 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 75.41 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 75.72 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 75.92 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 76.43 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 76.77 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 77.41 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 77.33 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 77.54 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 77.41 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 77.55 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 77.59 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 77.58 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 77.88 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 78.05 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 78.16 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 78.03 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 77.83 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 77.75 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 77.57 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 77.3 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 77.43 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 77.41 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 77.41 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 73.2 | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 77.63 | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 78.08 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 78.26 | +0.2% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 78.26 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.45, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 78.26 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.69, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65.36 | 63.32 | 67.36 | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.14 | 67.94 | 72.27 | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.42 | 72.6 | 73.72 | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.46 | 73.76 | 75.72 | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.15 | 75.92 | 77.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.74 | 77.3 | 78.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.92 | 73.2 | 78.26 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
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 birth in Cuba?
- Life expectancy at birth in Cuba was 78.26 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 78.26 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.32 in 1960.
- How does Cuba rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Cuba ranks 66th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth 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 International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.