Life Expectancy at Birth in Cuba
Cuba: Life Expectancy at Birth was 78.26 in 2024. β² Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in Cuba, 1960β2024
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.
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
- 63 Slovak Republic 78.37 compare
- 64 Armenia, Republic of 78.32 compare
- 65 Uruguay 78.29 compare
- 67 Turks and Caicos Islands 78.18 compare
- 68 Bosnia and Herzegovina 78.04 compare
- 69 China (Peopleβs Republic of) 78.02 compare
More gender data for Cuba
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 48,692 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 45,801 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 49,102 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 47,569 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 51,057 (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.