Life expectancy at birth in Cuba
Cuba: Life expectancy at birth was 73.67 in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
73.67
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
70th
of 184 countries
All-time high
78.53
in 2011
All-time low
73.67
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Life expectancy at birth in Cuba, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 73.67 for life expectancy at birth in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Cuba peaked at 78.53 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 73.67, in 2021.
That places Cuba 70th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.53 | 76.71 | 78.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.05 | 77.65 | 78.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.65 | 73.67 | 77.64 | 2 |
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More health data for Cuba
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,696 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 67 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 57,259 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 60,100 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 60,480 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 57,751 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 62,024 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 54,848 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Cuba?
- Life expectancy at birth in Cuba was 73.67 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 78.53 in 2011.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.67 in 2021.
- How does Cuba rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Cuba ranks 70th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. 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 Life expectancy at birth (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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