Cuba vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Healthy life expectancy
Cuba
64.62 Years
in 2021
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
64.73 Years
in 2021
Cuba rank
63rd
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
61st
Healthy life expectancy over time
- Cuba
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 64.73 Years against 64.62 Years in Cuba, a difference of 0.11 Years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 63rd and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 61st of 185 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.71 Years | 60.35 Years | 7.36 Years | Cuba |
| 2010s | 68.12 Years | 63.59 Years | 4.53 Years | Cuba |
| 2020s | 66.15 Years | 64.65 Years | 1.51 Years | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher healthy life expectancy, Cuba or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 64.73 Years against 64.62 Years in Cuba as of 2021.
- What is the difference in healthy life expectancy between Cuba and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 0.11 Years, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Cuba and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for healthy life expectancy?
- Cuba ranks 63rd and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 61st of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Healthy life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated average number of years lived free from disability or disease burden. This is based on period life expectancy, after adjusting for the number of years lived in less than "full health" due to disease and/or injury.