Healthy life expectancy at birth in Cuba
Cuba: Healthy life expectancy at birth was 64.62 in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
64.62
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
63rd
of 185 countries
All-time high
68.49
in 2011
All-time low
64.62
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Cuba, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 64.62 for healthy life expectancy at birth in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy at birth in Cuba peaked at 68.49 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 64.62, in 2021.
That places Cuba 63rd out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.02 | — |
| 2001 | 67.03 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 67.8 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 67.62 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 67.66 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 67.5 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 68.12 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 68.17 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 68.03 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 68.12 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 67.99 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 68.49 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 68.4 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 68.32 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 68.2 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 68.03 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 68.18 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 67.83 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 67.96 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 67.8 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 67.69 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 64.62 | -4.5% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 64.62 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 63.16, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 64.62 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 62.93, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.71 | 67.02 | 68.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.12 | 67.8 | 68.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.15 | 64.62 | 67.69 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More health data for Cuba
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.47 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2059 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 67 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.021 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0225 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy at birth in Cuba?
- Healthy life expectancy at birth in Cuba was 64.62 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 68.49 in 2011.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.62 in 2021.
- How does Cuba rank for healthy life expectancy at birth?
- Cuba ranks 63rd out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Healthy life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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