Cuba vs Uruguay: Life expectancy at birth, total

Cuba
78.26 years
in 2024
Uruguay
78.29 years
in 2024
Cuba rank
66th
Uruguay rank
65th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Cuba
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 78.29 years against 78.26 years in Cuba, a difference of 0.03 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uruguay ahead.

Cuba ranks 66th and Uruguay ranks 65th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 65.36 years 68.15 years 2.8 years Uruguay
1970s 70.14 years 69.59 years 0.5462 years Cuba
1980s 73.42 years 71.76 years 1.66 years Cuba
1990s 74.46 years 73.52 years 0.939 years Cuba
2000s 77.15 years 75.59 years 1.56 years Cuba
2010s 77.74 years 77.14 years 0.597 years Cuba
2020s 76.92 years 77.34 years 0.4244 years Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Cuba or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 78.29 years against 78.26 years in Cuba as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Cuba and Uruguay?
0.03 years, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Uruguay?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Cuba and Uruguay rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Cuba ranks 66th and Uruguay ranks 65th of 217 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
264 places, 17,126 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.