Cuba sits in Latin America & Caribbean. A newborn there can expect about 78.3 years of life, 64th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Cuba, each with its global rank and source year.
16 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 78.3 yrs | 64 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 7.8 /1,000 | 105 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 10.4 /1,000 | 32 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 18.1 yrs | 93 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 53.5 /1,000 | 125 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 4.8 yrs | 111 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 79.9 men/100 women | 106 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 6.8 /1,000 | 135 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 35.0 /100k | 109 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 17.6 % | 103 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 13.8 /100k | 37 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 8.9 /100k | 128 of 187 | 2019 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 5.4 L | 81 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 16.6 % | 55 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $1,199 | 58 of 191 | 2020 |
| GDP per capita | $9,605 | 102 of 212 | 2020 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Cuba's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 32nd highest crude death rate in the world (10.4 /1,000) and the 37th highest suicide rate in the world (13.8 /100k). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Cuba; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.