Croatia vs Cuba: Life expectancy
Croatia
78.58 years
in 2023
Cuba
78.09 years
in 2023
Croatia rank
71st
Cuba rank
74th
Life expectancy over time
- Croatia
- Cuba
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 78.58 years against 78.09 years in Cuba, a difference of 0.49 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cuba ahead.
Croatia ranks 71st and Cuba ranks 74th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 4 and Cuba in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 62.27 years | 60.89 years | 1.38 years | Croatia |
| 1960s | 67.97 years | 65.36 years | 2.61 years | Croatia |
| 1970s | 70.52 years | 70.14 years | 0.3873 years | Croatia |
| 1980s | 71.41 years | 73.42 years | 2.01 years | Cuba |
| 1990s | 72.48 years | 74.46 years | 1.98 years | Cuba |
| 2000s | 75.24 years | 77.15 years | 1.91 years | Cuba |
| 2010s | 77.5 years | 77.74 years | 0.2368 years | Cuba |
| 2020s | 77.87 years | 76.58 years | 1.29 years | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Croatia or Cuba?
- Croatia, at 78.58 years against 78.09 years in Cuba as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Croatia and Cuba?
- 0.49 years, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Cuba?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Croatia and Cuba rank globally for life expectancy?
- Croatia ranks 71st and Cuba ranks 74th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major 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
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.