Cuba vs Lebanon: Life expectancy

Cuba
77.57 years
in 2020
Lebanon
77.8 years
in 2020
Cuba rank
42nd
Lebanon rank
41st

Life expectancy over time

  • Cuba
  • Lebanon
020406080187019452020

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 77.8 years against 77.57 years in Cuba, a difference of 0.23 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Lebanon ahead.

Cuba ranks 42nd and Lebanon ranks 41st of 162 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 8 and Lebanon in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Lebanon Difference Ahead
1870s 28.13 years 30.23 years 2.11 years Lebanon
1880s 29.14 years 30.99 years 1.84 years Lebanon
1890s 30.72 years 32.16 years 1.43 years Lebanon
1900s 32.2 years 33.74 years 1.54 years Lebanon
1910s 36.46 years 34.41 years 2.05 years Cuba
1920s 41.16 years 40.74 years 0.4175 years Cuba
1930s 43.45 years 46.24 years 2.78 years Lebanon
1950s 60.95 years 57.27 years 3.68 years Cuba
1960s 65.75 years 60.93 years 4.83 years Cuba
1970s 71.13 years 64.58 years 6.55 years Cuba
1980s 74.17 years 66.97 years 7.2 years Cuba
1990s 74.33 years 68.26 years 6.07 years Cuba
2000s 76.61 years 75.1 years 1.51 years Cuba
2010s 77.72 years 78.69 years 0.9762 years Lebanon
2020s 77.57 years 77.8 years 0.2365 years Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Cuba or Lebanon?
Lebanon, at 77.8 years against 77.57 years in Cuba as of 2020.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Cuba and Lebanon?
0.23 years, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Lebanon?
24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Cuba and Lebanon rank globally for life expectancy?
Cuba ranks 42nd and Lebanon ranks 41st of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy
Unit
years
Source
Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 3,421 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed

Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.