What is life expectancy at birth in Cuba?

Life expectancy at birth in Cuba was 78.08 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Cuba?

The highest recorded value was 78.16 years in 2012.

What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Cuba?

The lowest recorded value was 58.99 years in 1950.

How does Cuba rank for life expectancy at birth?

Cuba ranks 74th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Cuba?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Cuba data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy at birth in Cuba

Name: Life expectancy at birth in Cuba
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Cuba: Life expectancy at birth was 78.08 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

78.08 years

Change on year

up 0.6%

World rank

74th

of 236 countries

All-time high

78.16 years

in 2012

All-time low

58.99 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy at birth in Cuba, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy at birth in Cuba stood at 78.08 years.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Cuba peaked at 78.16 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 58.99 years, in 1950.

That places Cuba 74th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	60.89 years	58.99 years	62.83 years	10
1960s	65.36 years	63.32 years	67.36 years	10
1970s	70.14 years	67.94 years	72.27 years	10
1980s	73.42 years	72.6 years	73.72 years	10
1990s	74.46 years	73.76 years	75.72 years	10
2000s	77.15 years	75.92 years	77.59 years	10
2010s	77.74 years	77.3 years	78.16 years	10
2020s	76.58 years	73.2 years	78.08 years	4

Countries ranked near Cuba

71 Croatia 78.58 years compare
72 Slovakia 78.34 years compare
73 Uruguay 78.14 years compare
75 Turks and Caicos Islands 78.01 years compare
76 China 77.95 years compare
77 Bosnia and Herzegovina 77.85 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Cuba

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,696 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 67 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 69,425 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 66,334 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 68,683 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 65,825 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 67,719 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 64,884 (2025)

All data for Cuba →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth in Cuba?: Life expectancy at birth in Cuba was 78.08 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Cuba?: The highest recorded value was 78.16 years in 2012.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Cuba?: The lowest recorded value was 58.99 years in 1950.
How does Cuba rank for life expectancy at birth?: Cuba ranks 74th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Cuba?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cuba data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy at birth
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.