Life expectancy at birth in Cuba
Cuba: Life expectancy at birth was 78.45 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
78.45
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
6th
of 36 countries
All-time high
78.45
in 2025
All-time low
58.99
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Life expectancy at birth in Cuba, 1950–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 78.45 for life expectancy at birth in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Cuba peaked at 78.45 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 58.99, in 1950.
Cuba ranks 6th of 36 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 58.99 | — |
| 1951 | 59.41 | +0.7% |
| 1952 | 59.83 | +0.7% |
| 1953 | 60.24 | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 60.69 | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 61.15 | +0.8% |
| 1956 | 61.48 | +0.5% |
| 1957 | 61.9 | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 62.32 | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 62.83 | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 63.32 | +0.8% |
| 1961 | 63.74 | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 64.37 | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 64.35 | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 65.26 | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 65.64 | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 66.07 | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 66.51 | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 66.94 | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 67.36 | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 67.94 | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 68.43 | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 68.95 | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 69.35 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 69.87 | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 70.37 | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 70.88 | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 71.41 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 71.89 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 72.27 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 72.6 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 73 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 73.44 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 73.56 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 73.55 | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 73.46 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 73.56 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 73.6 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 73.72 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 73.69 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 73.82 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 73.76 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 73.85 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 73.87 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 74.09 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 74.35 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 74.69 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 75.06 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 75.41 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 75.72 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 75.92 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 76.43 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 76.77 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 77.4 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 77.33 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 77.54 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 77.41 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 77.55 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 77.59 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 77.58 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 77.88 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 78.05 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 78.16 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 78.03 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 77.82 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 77.75 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 77.57 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 77.3 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 77.43 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 77.41 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 77.41 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 73.2 | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 77.63 | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 78.09 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 78.26 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 78.45 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 60.89 | 58.99 | 62.83 | 10 |
| 1960s | 65.36 | 63.32 | 67.36 | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.14 | 67.94 | 72.27 | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.42 | 72.6 | 73.72 | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.46 | 73.76 | 75.72 | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.15 | 75.92 | 77.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.74 | 77.3 | 78.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.17 | 73.2 | 78.45 | 6 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,696 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 67 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1704 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate -0.3534 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5068 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Cuba?
- Life expectancy at birth in Cuba was 78.45 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 78.45 in 2025.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.99 in 1950.
- How does Cuba rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Cuba ranks 6th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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