Cuba vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Life expectancy at birth, total

Cuba
78.26 years
in 2024
Turks and Caicos Islands
78.18 years
in 2024
Cuba rank
66th
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
69th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Cuba
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
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How they compare

Cuba currently reports 78.26 years against 78.18 years in Turks and Caicos Islands, a difference of 0.08 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 66th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 69th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 6 and Turks and Caicos Islands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Turks and Caicos Islands Difference Ahead
1960s 65.36 years 59.37 years 5.99 years Cuba
1970s 70.14 years 64.87 years 5.27 years Cuba
1980s 73.42 years 68.52 years 4.89 years Cuba
1990s 74.46 years 71.8 years 2.66 years Cuba
2000s 77.15 years 75.55 years 1.61 years Cuba
2010s 77.74 years 77.25 years 0.4912 years Cuba
2020s 76.92 years 77.77 years 0.8508 years Turks and Caicos Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Cuba or Turks and Caicos Islands?
Cuba, at 78.26 years against 78.18 years in Turks and Caicos Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Cuba and Turks and Caicos Islands?
0.08 years, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Turks and Caicos Islands?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Cuba and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Cuba ranks 66th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 69th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.