Chile vs Cuba: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 81.2 years in Chile and 78.1 years in Cuba, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Chile, by 3.1 years, or 1.04 times that in Cuba.

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What the numbers say

Chile has been higher since 1991, when it overtook Cuba.
In 2023, Chile ranked 44 and Cuba ranked 70 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Chile at 91.3 years and Cuba at 88.8 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Chile	Cuba	World
2023	81.2	78.1	73.2
2022	79.2	77.6	72.6
2021	78.9	73.2	70.9
2020	79.4	77.4	71.9
2019	80.3	77.4	72.6
2018	80.6	77.4	72.4
2017	80.6	77.3	72.1
2016	80.3	77.6	71.9
2015	80	77.8	71.6
2014	79.7	77.8	71.4
2013	79.6	78	71.1
2012	79.2	78.2	70.8
2011	79.2	78.1	70.4
2010	79.1	77.9	70.1
2009	78.9	77.6	69.7
2008	78.8	77.6	69.3
2007	78.7	77.6	69
2006	78.5	77.4	68.6
2005	78.5	77.5	68.1
2004	78.3	77.3	67.7
2003	77.9	77.4	67.4
2002	77.8	76.8	67.1
2001	77.6	76.4	66.8
2000	77.1	75.9	66.4
1999	76.7	75.7	66
1998	76.3	75.4	65.7
1997	75.8	75.1	65.5
1996	75.6	74.7	65.2
1995	75.3	74.4	64.9
1994	75	74.1	64.3
1993	74.7	73.9	64.4
1992	74.4	73.9	64.3
1991	74.1	73.8	64.1
1990	73.7	73.8	64
1989	73.2	73.7	63.8
1988	72.8	73.7	63.4
1987	72.5	73.6	63.2
1986	72.1	73.6	62.7
1985	71.6	73.5	62.2
1984	71.2	73.6	61.9
1983	70.8	73.6	61.5
1982	70.3	73.4	61.3
1981	69.8	73	60.9
1980	69.5	72.6	60.5
1979	68.9	72.3	60.2
1978	68	71.9	59.5
1977	67.5	71.4	59.2
1976	66.8	70.9	58.6
1975	66	70.4	58.3
1974	65.1	69.9	58.1
1973	64.4	69.4	57.7
1972	63.7	69	57.2
1971	63.1	68.4	56
1970	62.6	67.9	56.3
1969	62.3	67.4	56
1968	61.7	66.9	55.6
1967	61.1	66.5	55.1
1966	60.4	66.1	54.6
1965	59.5	65.6	54
1964	58.8	65.3	54.3
1963	58.4	64.4	53.7
1962	57.8	64.4	53.2
1961	57.3	63.7	50.4
1960	57.2	63.3	47.8
1959	56.6	62.8	49.6
1958	56.3	62.3	51.6
1957	55.8	61.9	51.1
1956	55.5	61.5	50.7
1955	54.9	61.2	50.2
1954	54.7	60.7	49.7
1953	54.3	60.2	48.8
1952	53.9	59.8	48.2
1951	53.5	59.4	47.1
1950	53.2	59	46.4
1947	47.9	–	–
1945	–	50.9	–
1942	44	–	–
1940	38	45	–
1937	39.1	–	–
1935	–	44.6	–
1932	38.7	–	–
1930	35	42	–
1927	37	–	–
1925	–	38.8	–
1922	31.6	–	–
1920	31	39	–
1917	32.2	–	–
1915	–	36.3	–
1912	31.9	–	–
1910	30	36	–
1907	30.5	–	–
1905	–	34.2	–
1902	32	–	–
1900	29	32	–
1899	–	18.9	–

12.3Estimates, Our World in Data

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Chile	Cuba	World
2024	81.480.4–82.3	78.377.3–79.3	73.3
2025	81.580.2–82.7	78.576.9–79.9	73.5
2026	81.780.1–83.2	78.676.8–80.3	73.8
2027	81.980.1–83.6	78.876.7–80.8	73.9
2028	82.180–84	7976.6–81.2	74.1
2029	82.280–84.3	79.276.5–81.5	74.2
2030	82.479.9–84.7	79.376.5–81.9	74.4
2031	82.680.1–85.1	79.576.5–82.3	74.5
2032	82.880–85.3	79.776.5–82.5	74.7
2033	82.980–85.6	79.876.6–82.9	74.8
2034	83.180–85.8	8076.5–83.3	75
2035	83.380–86.1	80.276.5–83.6	75.1
2036	83.480.1–86.4	80.476.5–83.9	75.3
2037	83.680–86.6	80.576.6–84.1	75.4
2038	83.779.9–86.9	80.776.7–84.3	75.5
2039	83.980–87	80.876.7–84.7	75.7
2040	84.180.2–87.3	8176.8–84.9	75.8
2041	84.280.3–87.5	81.276.8–85.1	75.9
2042	84.480.4–87.8	81.377–85.3	76.1
2043	84.580.6–88.2	81.576.9–85.7	76.2
2044	84.780.5–88.3	81.677–85.8	76.3
2045	84.880.6–88.5	81.877.1–86.1	76.5
2046	8580.8–88.7	8277.2–86.2	76.6
2047	85.180.8–88.9	82.177.3–86.4	76.7
2048	85.280.8–89.2	82.377.3–86.7	76.8
2049	85.481.1–89.3	82.477.4–86.8	76.9
2050	85.581.1–89.5	82.677.4–87	77
2051	85.681–89.7	82.777.4–87.2	77.1
2052	85.881.3–90.1	82.977.6–87.4	77.2
2053	85.981.4–90.3	8377.7–87.6	77.3
2054	8681.4–90.4	83.277.8–87.8	77.4
2055	86.281.4–90.5	83.378–88.1	77.6
2056	86.381.6–90.8	83.577.9–88.1	77.7
2057	86.481.6–91	83.677.9–88.2	77.8
2058	86.681.7–91.1	83.778.1–88.7	77.9
2059	86.781.8–91.4	83.978.2–88.8	78
2060	86.881.9–91.7	8478.3–89	78.1
2061	86.982–91.7	84.178.3–89.1	78.2
2062	87.182.3–92.1	84.378.4–89.5	78.3
2063	87.282.3–92.3	84.478.4–89.7	78.4
2064	87.382.4–92.4	84.678.5–90	78.5
2065	87.482.4–92.7	84.778.6–90.1	78.6
2066	87.582.4–92.8	84.878.7–90.3	78.7
2067	87.782.6–93.2	84.978.8–90.4	78.8
2068	87.882.7–93.2	85.178.9–90.7	78.9
2069	87.982.8–93.6	85.279.2–90.9	79
2070	8882.8–93.7	85.379.1–91.2	79.1
2071	88.182.9–93.8	85.579.2–91.4	79.2
2072	88.282.9–94.1	85.679–91.6	79.3
2073	88.483–94.2	85.779.2–91.8	79.4
2074	88.583.1–94.3	85.879.2–92	79.4
2075	88.683.3–94.5	8679.4–92.1	79.5
2076	88.783.3–94.5	86.179.5–92.3	79.6
2077	88.883.5–94.7	86.279.8–92.4	79.7
2078	88.983.6–94.9	86.379.9–92.5	79.8
2079	8983.9–95	86.480.1–92.7	79.9
2080	89.183.8–95	86.680.2–92.9	80
2081	89.283.8–95.2	86.780.2–93	80.1
2082	89.383.9–95.4	86.880.3–93.1	80.2
2083	89.483.9–95.6	86.980.5–93.2	80.3
2084	89.683.8–95.7	8780.3–93.4	80.3
2085	89.783.9–95.9	87.280.5–93.6	80.4
2086	89.883.9–96.1	87.380.5–93.9	80.5
2087	89.984–96.3	87.480.8–94.1	80.6
2088	9083.9–96.4	87.580.9–94.2	80.7
2089	90.184.2–96.6	87.681.1–94.4	80.8
2090	90.284.3–96.8	87.781.2–94.5	80.9
2091	90.384.2–96.8	87.981.3–94.7	81
2092	90.484.2–97.1	8881.3–94.8	81
2093	90.584.2–97.3	88.181.4–95	81.1
2094	90.684.2–97.3	88.281.6–95.2	81.2
2095	90.784.4–97.3	88.381.7–95.4	81.3
2096	90.884.4–97.5	88.481.9–95.8	81.4
2097	90.984.6–97.7	88.581.9–95.8	81.5
2098	9184.6–98	88.681.8–95.6	81.6
2099	91.284.7–98.2	88.781.9–95.9	81.7
2100	91.384.7–98.4	88.882–95.9	81.7

Each country on its own

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How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
Before 1950: Our World in Data, long-run life expectancy.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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