Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Cuba

Life expectancy at birth in Cuba in 2024 — 78.3 years. Ranked 66 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 23.6%.

2024 78.3 years +0.23% vs 2023
World rank 66of 217
Period maximum 78.3 years2024
Period minimum 63.3 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Cuba, 1960–2024606570758019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 63.3 years1962: 64.4 years1964: 65.3 years1966: 66.1 years1968: 66.9 years1970: 67.9 years1972: 68.9 years1974: 69.9 years1976: 70.9 years1978: 71.9 years1980: 72.6 years1982: 73.4 years1984: 73.6 years1986: 73.6 years1988: 73.7 years1990: 73.8 years1992: 73.8 years1994: 74.1 years1996: 74.7 years1998: 75.4 years2000: 75.9 years2002: 76.8 years2004: 77.3 years2006: 77.4 years2008: 77.6 years2010: 77.9 years2012: 78.2 years2014: 77.8 years2016: 77.6 years2018: 77.4 years2020: 77.4 years2022: 77.6 years2024: 78.3 years
Change over the period: +14.9 (+23.61%) Average annual rate: 0.33 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Cuba 78.3 years
World 73.5 years
Caribbean computed 73.1 years
Upper-middle-income countries computed 76.3 years
Life expectancy at birth — Cuba, by year Cuba All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 78.3 +0.2 +0.23%
2023 78.1 +0.5 +0.59%
2022 77.6 +4.4 +6.05%
2021 73.2 −4.2 −5.43%
2020 77.4 −0 −0.01%
2019 77.4 −0 −0.02%
2018 77.4 +0.1 +0.16%
2017 77.3 −0.3 −0.35%
2016 77.6 −0.2 −0.22%
2015 77.7 −0.1 −0.1%
2014 77.8 −0.2 −0.26%
2013 78 −0.1 −0.17%
2012 78.2 +0.1 +0.14%
2011 78.1 +0.2 +0.22%
2010 77.9 +0.3 +0.38%
2009 77.6 −0 −0.01%
2008 77.6 +0 +0.05%
2007 77.6 +0.1 +0.19%
2006 77.4 −0.1 −0.17%
2005 77.5 +0.2 +0.28%
2004 77.3 −0.1 −0.1%
2003 77.4 +0.6 +0.83%
2002 76.8 +0.3 +0.44%
2001 76.4 +0.5 +0.67%
2000 75.9 +0.2 +0.27%
1999 75.7 +0.3 +0.41%
1998 75.4 +0.3 +0.46%
1997 75.1 +0.4 +0.5%
1996 74.7 +0.3 +0.46%
1995 74.3 +0.3 +0.34%
1994 74.1 +0.2 +0.3%
1993 73.9 +0 +0.04%
1992 73.8 +0.1 +0.12%
1991 73.8 −0.1 −0.09%
1990 73.8 +0.1 +0.18%
1989 73.7 −0 −0.05%
1988 73.7 +0.1 +0.17%
1987 73.6 +0 +0.05%
1986 73.6 +0.1 +0.13%
1985 73.5 −0.1 −0.12%
1984 73.6 −0 −0.02%
1983 73.6 +0.1 +0.17%
1982 73.4 +0.4 +0.61%
1981 73 +0.4 +0.54%
1980 72.6 +0.3 +0.46%
1979 72.3 +0.4 +0.53%
1978 71.9 +0.5 +0.67%
1977 71.4 +0.5 +0.75%
1976 70.9 +0.5 +0.71%
1975 70.4 +0.5 +0.73%
1974 69.9 +0.5 +0.75%
1973 69.3 +0.4 +0.58%
1972 68.9 +0.5 +0.76%
1971 68.4 +0.5 +0.73%
1970 67.9 +0.6 +0.86%
1969 67.4 +0.4 +0.62%
1968 66.9 +0.4 +0.65%
1967 66.5 +0.4 +0.67%
1966 66.1 +0.4 +0.67%
1965 65.6 +0.4 +0.57%
1964 65.3 +0.9 +1.43%
1963 64.3 −0 −0.04%
1962 64.4 +0.6 +0.99%
1961 63.7 +0.4 +0.67%
1960 63.3

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates stayed the same as in the year of calculation. It is not a forecast for any individual but a summary measure of the current mortality regime: the indicator falls sharply in years of epidemics and wars and recovers just as fast.

Important: The indicator is highly sensitive to infant mortality: a decline there adds more years than an improvement in the health of the elderly.

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