Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Cuba

Cuba: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth was 64.62 in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
64.62
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
63rd
of 184 countries
All-time high
68.49
in 2011
All-time low
64.62
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Cuba, 2000–2021

02040602000201020212000: 672001: 672002: 67.82003: 67.62004: 67.72005: 67.52006: 68.12007: 68.22008: 682009: 68.12010: 682011: 68.52012: 68.42013: 68.32014: 68.22015: 682016: 68.22017: 67.82018: 682019: 67.82020: 67.72021: 64.6

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Cuba is 64.62, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) 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 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Cuba, year by year

Annual values for Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years) in Cuba, 2000 to 2021.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 60 Argentina 64.79 compare
  2. 61 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 64.73 compare
  3. 62 Seychelles 64.72 compare
  4. 64 Nicaragua 64.61 compare
  5. 65 Ecuador 64.34 compare
  6. 66 Bahrain 64.24 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Cuba?
Healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Cuba was 64.62 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Cuba?
The highest recorded value was 68.49 in 2011.
What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Cuba?
The lowest recorded value was 64.62 in 2021.
How does Cuba rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth?
Cuba ranks 63rd out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
Is healthy life expectancy (hale) 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 World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
196 places, 4,312 data points, 2000–2021
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