Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — Cuba

Female life expectancy in Cuba in 2024 — 80.68 years. Ranked 75 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 23.1%.

2024 80.68 years +0.2% vs 2023
World rank 75of 217
Period maximum 80.68 years2024
Period minimum 65.53 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — Cuba, 1960–2024657075808519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 65.53 years1962: 66.71 years1964: 67.45 years1966: 67.93 years1968: 68.77 years1970: 69.65 years1972: 70.6 years1974: 71.55 years1976: 72.45 years1978: 73.63 years1980: 74.85 years1982: 75.67 years1984: 75.48 years1986: 75.43 years1988: 75.79 years1990: 75.89 years1992: 75.9 years1994: 76.25 years1996: 76.76 years1998: 77.67 years2000: 78.13 years2002: 78.88 years2004: 79.57 years2006: 79.64 years2008: 79.66 years2010: 79.89 years2012: 80.22 years2014: 79.98 years2016: 79.95 years2018: 79.9 years2020: 79.94 years2022: 80.1 years2024: 80.68 years
Change over the period: +15.15 (+23.12%) Average annual rate: 0.33 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cuba

Cuba 80.68 years
World 75.97 years
Caribbean computed 76.2 years
Upper-middle-income countries computed 79.14 years
Female life expectancy — Cuba, by year Cuba All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 80.68 +0.16 +0.2%
2023 80.52 +0.42 +0.53%
2022 80.1 +4.13 +5.44%
2021 75.97 −3.97 −4.97%
2020 79.94 +0.03 +0.03%
2019 79.91 +0.01 +0.02%
2018 79.9 +0.11 +0.14%
2017 79.79 −0.16 −0.2%
2016 79.95 −0.03 −0.04%
2015 79.99 +0.01 +0.01%
2014 79.98 −0.15 −0.19%
2013 80.13 −0.09 −0.11%
2012 80.22 +0.16 +0.2%
2011 80.06 +0.18 +0.22%
2010 79.89 +0.29 +0.37%
2009 79.59 −0.07 −0.08%
2008 79.66 +0 +0%
2007 79.66 +0.02 +0.03%
2006 79.64 −0.18 −0.23%
2005 79.82 +0.25 +0.31%
2004 79.57 −0.03 −0.04%
2003 79.61 +0.73 +0.92%
2002 78.88 +0.29 +0.37%
2001 78.59 +0.46 +0.58%
2000 78.13 +0.08 +0.11%
1999 78.05 +0.38 +0.49%
1998 77.67 +0.44 +0.57%
1997 77.22 +0.46 +0.6%
1996 76.76 +0.28 +0.37%
1995 76.48 +0.22 +0.29%
1994 76.25 +0.24 +0.32%
1993 76.01 +0.11 +0.15%
1992 75.9 +0.09 +0.12%
1991 75.81 −0.08 −0.11%
1990 75.89 +0.1 +0.13%
1989 75.8 +0.01 +0.01%
1988 75.79 +0.08 +0.11%
1987 75.71 +0.28 +0.37%
1986 75.43 +0.1 +0.13%
1985 75.33 −0.15 −0.19%
1984 75.48 −0.22 −0.29%
1983 75.7 +0.02 +0.03%
1982 75.67 +0.53 +0.7%
1981 75.15 +0.29 +0.39%
1980 74.85 +0.63 +0.85%
1979 74.22 +0.59 +0.8%
1978 73.63 +0.7 +0.96%
1977 72.93 +0.49 +0.67%
1976 72.45 +0.45 +0.62%
1975 72 +0.45 +0.63%
1974 71.55 +0.47 +0.66%
1973 71.07 +0.47 +0.67%
1972 70.6 +0.48 +0.68%
1971 70.13 +0.47 +0.68%
1970 69.65 +0.43 +0.63%
1969 69.22 +0.45 +0.66%
1968 68.77 +0.41 +0.6%
1967 68.36 +0.42 +0.62%
1966 67.93 +0.29 +0.43%
1965 67.64 +0.2 +0.29%
1964 67.45 +0.92 +1.39%
1963 66.52 −0.19 −0.28%
1962 66.71 +0.62 +0.94%
1961 66.09 +0.56 +0.85%
1960 65.53

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth for women. The female advantage holds almost everywhere and is explained by both biology and behavior: men die more often from external causes, smoke and drink more, and turn to doctors less. Where maternal mortality is high the advantage narrows — the only factor that works in the opposite direction.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the female population rather than by the whole population. The difference from male life expectancy is the gap that is usually asked about.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.