Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in Cuba
Cuba: Life expectancy at birth, male (years) was 75.86 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
75.86 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
67th
of 218 countries
All-time high
76.15 years
in 2012
All-time low
61.45 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
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 67th out of 218 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.
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in Cuba, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 61.45 years | — |
| 1961 | 61.76 years | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 62.4 years | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 62.5 years | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 63.39 years | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 63.89 years | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 64.43 years | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 64.88 years | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 65.33 years | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 65.7 years | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 66.39 years | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 66.9 years | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 67.45 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 67.8 years | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 68.36 years | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 68.91 years | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 69.46 years | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 70.03 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 70.35 years | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 70.6 years | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 70.75 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 71.19 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 71.53 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 71.71 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 71.85 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 71.79 years | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 71.87 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 71.7 years | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 71.85 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 71.77 years | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 71.92 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 71.87 years | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 71.95 years | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 71.91 years | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 72.1 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 72.37 years | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 72.76 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 73.05 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 73.31 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 73.56 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 73.85 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 74.39 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 74.76 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 75.32 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 75.2 years | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 75.38 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 75.28 years | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 75.53 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 75.6 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 75.64 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 75.92 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 76.09 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 76.15 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 75.98 years | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 75.73 years | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 75.57 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 75.28 years | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 74.91 years | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 75.05 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 75 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 74.97 years | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 70.69 years | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 75.2 years | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 75.67 years | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 75.86 years | +0.3% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 75.86 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.59 years, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 75.86 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 72.59 years, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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 67th out of 218 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.