Cuba vs Haiti: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 78.1 years in Cuba and 64.9 years in Haiti, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Cuba, by 13.2 years, or 1.2 times that in Haiti.

Watch it change on the map

years · UN

CubaHaitiEstimates, Our World in DataUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

Cuba has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Cuba ranked 70 and Haiti ranked 202 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Cuba at 88.8 years and Haiti at 75.3 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Cuba	Haiti	World
2023	78.1	64.9	73.2
2022	77.6	64	72.6
2021	73.2	62.6	70.9
2020	77.4	63.8	71.9
2019	77.4	64.3	72.6
2018	77.4	64.1	72.4
2017	77.3	63.8	72.1
2016	77.6	63.3	71.9
2015	77.8	63.2	71.6
2014	77.8	63	71.4
2013	78	62.6	71.1
2012	78.2	62.3	70.8
2011	78.1	61.6	70.4
2010	77.9	45.6	70.1
2009	77.6	61.7	69.7
2008	77.6	61.3	69.3
2007	77.6	61.1	69
2006	77.4	60.7	68.6
2005	77.5	60.3	68.1
2004	77.3	58.5	67.7
2003	77.4	59.4	67.4
2002	76.8	59	67.1
2001	76.4	58.6	66.8
2000	75.9	58.2	66.4
1999	75.7	57.7	66
1998	75.4	57.1	65.7
1997	75.1	56.7	65.5
1996	74.7	56.1	65.2
1995	74.4	55.6	64.9
1994	74.1	54.7	64.3
1993	73.9	54.5	64.4
1992	73.9	54	64.3
1991	73.8	53.5	64.1
1990	73.8	53.2	64
1989	73.7	52.9	63.8
1988	73.7	52.6	63.4
1987	73.6	52.3	63.2
1986	73.6	51.9	62.7
1985	73.5	51.6	62.2
1984	73.6	51.3	61.9
1983	73.6	51	61.5
1982	73.4	50.6	61.3
1981	73	50.3	60.9
1980	72.6	50	60.5
1979	72.3	49.8	60.2
1978	71.9	49.5	59.5
1977	71.4	49.2	59.2
1976	70.9	49	58.6
1975	70.4	48.7	58.3
1974	69.9	48.5	58.1
1973	69.4	48.2	57.7
1972	69	47.9	57.2
1971	68.4	47.6	56
1970	67.9	47.3	56.3
1969	67.4	46.9	56
1968	66.9	46.5	55.6
1967	66.5	46.1	55.1
1966	66.1	45.6	54.6
1965	65.6	45.4	54
1964	65.3	44.9	54.3
1963	64.4	42.7	53.7
1962	64.4	44.2	53.2
1961	63.7	43.8	50.4
1960	63.3	43.4	47.8
1959	62.8	43	49.6
1958	62.3	42.6	51.6
1957	61.9	42.2	51.1
1956	61.5	41.6	50.7
1955	61.2	41	50.2
1954	60.7	40.1	49.7
1953	60.2	39.5	48.8
1952	59.8	38.8	48.2
1951	59.4	38.1	47.1
1950	59	37.2	46.4
1945	50.9	–	–
1940	45	–	–
1935	44.6	–	–
1930	42	–	–
1925	38.8	–	–
1920	39	–	–
1915	36.3	–	–
1910	36	–	–
1905	34.2	–	–
1900	32	–	–
1899	18.9	–	–

12.3Estimates, Our World in Data

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Cuba	Haiti	World
2024	78.377.3–79.3	65.163.7–66.5	73.3
2025	78.576.9–79.9	65.363.3–67.3	73.5
2026	78.676.8–80.3	65.563–67.8	73.8
2027	78.876.7–80.8	65.662.9–68.4	73.9
2028	7976.6–81.2	65.862.7–69	74.1
2029	79.276.5–81.5	6662.5–69.4	74.2
2030	79.376.5–81.9	66.162.3–69.8	74.4
2031	79.576.5–82.3	66.362.3–70.2	74.5
2032	79.776.5–82.5	66.462.2–70.4	74.7
2033	79.876.6–82.9	66.662.3–70.8	74.8
2034	8076.5–83.3	66.762.2–71.2	75
2035	80.276.5–83.6	66.962–71.6	75.1
2036	80.476.5–83.9	6761.9–71.8	75.3
2037	80.576.6–84.1	67.162–72.2	75.4
2038	80.776.7–84.3	67.361.8–72.7	75.5
2039	80.876.7–84.7	67.461.7–72.9	75.7
2040	8176.8–84.9	67.661.5–73.3	75.8
2041	81.276.8–85.1	67.761.6–73.6	75.9
2042	81.377–85.3	67.961.5–73.8	76.1
2043	81.576.9–85.7	6861.4–74	76.2
2044	81.677–85.8	68.161.4–74.4	76.3
2045	81.877.1–86.1	68.361.4–74.6	76.5
2046	8277.2–86.2	68.461.4–74.9	76.6
2047	82.177.3–86.4	68.661.5–75.2	76.7
2048	82.377.3–86.7	68.761.5–75.5	76.8
2049	82.477.4–86.8	68.861.2–75.8	76.9
2050	82.677.4–87	6961.3–76	77
2051	82.777.4–87.2	69.161.3–76.3	77.1
2052	82.977.6–87.4	69.261.2–76.4	77.2
2053	8377.7–87.6	69.361.3–76.8	77.3
2054	83.277.8–87.8	69.561.3–76.9	77.4
2055	83.378–88.1	69.661.3–77.1	77.6
2056	83.577.9–88.1	69.761.4–77.5	77.7
2057	83.677.9–88.2	69.961.5–77.5	77.8
2058	83.778.1–88.7	7061.5–77.9	77.9
2059	83.978.2–88.8	70.161.2–78.1	78
2060	8478.3–89	70.261.3–78.2	78.1
2061	84.178.3–89.1	70.361.6–78.5	78.2
2062	84.378.4–89.5	70.561.7–78.6	78.3
2063	84.478.4–89.7	70.661.7–78.8	78.4
2064	84.678.5–90	70.761.6–79.1	78.5
2065	84.778.6–90.1	70.861.5–79.4	78.6
2066	84.878.7–90.3	7161.9–79.6	78.7
2067	84.978.8–90.4	71.161.9–79.9	78.8
2068	85.178.9–90.7	71.262–80	78.9
2069	85.279.2–90.9	71.362.1–80.3	79
2070	85.379.1–91.2	71.562–80.6	79.1
2071	85.579.2–91.4	71.662.1–81	79.2
2072	85.679–91.6	71.762.4–81.2	79.3
2073	85.779.2–91.8	71.862.3–81.5	79.4
2074	85.879.2–92	7262.5–81.6	79.4
2075	8679.4–92.1	72.162.3–81.9	79.5
2076	86.179.5–92.3	72.262.3–82.1	79.6
2077	86.279.8–92.4	72.362.1–82	79.7
2078	86.379.9–92.5	72.562.2–82.5	79.8
2079	86.480.1–92.7	72.661.9–82.6	79.9
2080	86.680.2–92.9	72.761.8–82.9	80
2081	86.780.2–93	72.962.1–83.2	80.1
2082	86.880.3–93.1	7362.2–83.4	80.2
2083	86.980.5–93.2	73.162–83.6	80.3
2084	8780.3–93.4	73.262–83.9	80.3
2085	87.280.5–93.6	73.461.9–84.1	80.4
2086	87.380.5–93.9	73.562–84.3	80.5
2087	87.480.8–94.1	73.662.2–84.5	80.6
2088	87.580.9–94.2	73.762.3–84.7	80.7
2089	87.681.1–94.4	73.962.4–84.9	80.8
2090	87.781.2–94.5	7462.4–84.8	80.9
2091	87.981.3–94.7	74.162.3–84.8	81
2092	8881.3–94.8	74.362.2–84.9	81
2093	88.181.4–95	74.462.2–85	81.1
2094	88.281.6–95.2	74.562.4–85.4	81.2
2095	88.381.7–95.4	74.662.1–85.5	81.3
2096	88.481.9–95.8	74.862.3–85.5	81.4
2097	88.581.9–95.8	74.962.1–85.6	81.5
2098	88.681.8–95.6	7562.4–85.9	81.6
2099	88.781.9–95.9	75.262.4–85.9	81.7
2100	88.882–95.9	75.362.6–85.9	81.7

Each country on its own

Good to know

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.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time

Cuba vs Haiti: Life expectancy

What the numbers say

Every year

Each country on its own

Good to know

Cuba vs Haiti

Health

People

Economy

Education

Politics

Conflict

Military

Climate

Technology and environment