Life Expectancy at Birth in Cuba

Cuba: Life Expectancy at Birth was 78.26 in 2024. β–² 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

020406080196019922024

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 63 Slovak Republic 78.37 compare
  2. 64 Armenia, Republic of 78.32 compare
  3. 65 Uruguay 78.29 compare
  4. 67 Turks and Caicos Islands 78.18 compare
  5. 68 Bosnia and Herzegovina 78.04 compare
  6. 69 China (People’s Republic of) 78.02 compare

See the full ranking of 217 places β†’

More gender data for Cuba

All data for Cuba β†’

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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Indicator
Life Expectancy at Birth
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
217 places, 14,065 data points, 1960–2024
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Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.