Life expectancy at birth, male in Cuba
Cuba: Life expectancy at birth, male was 75.86 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Cuba, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, male in Cuba is 75.86 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Cuba peaked at 76.15 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 61.45 years, in 1960.
That places Cuba 66th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63.57 years | 61.45 years | 65.7 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 68.63 years | 66.39 years | 70.6 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.6 years | 70.75 years | 71.87 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.48 years | 71.87 years | 73.56 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.1 years | 73.85 years | 75.64 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.57 years | 74.91 years | 76.15 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.48 years | 70.69 years | 75.86 years | 5 |
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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, male in Cuba?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Cuba was 75.86 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 76.15 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.45 years in 1960.
- How does Cuba rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Cuba ranks 66th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.