Cuba vs Peru
Cuba vs Peru: Life expectancy
Life expectancy in 2023: 78.1 years in Cuba and 77.7 years in Peru, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Cuba, by 0.4 years, or 1 times that in Peru.
years · UN
What the numbers say
- Cuba has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Cuba ranked 70 and Peru ranked 77 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Cuba at 88.8 years and Peru at 88.4 years in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.
Every year
years · UN
| Year | Cuba | Peru | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 78.1 | 77.7 | 73.2 |
| 2022 | 77.6 | 76.8 | 72.6 |
| 2021 | 73.2 | 71.6 | 70.9 |
| 2020 | 77.4 | 73.8 | 71.9 |
| 2019 | 77.4 | 76.3 | 72.6 |
| 2018 | 77.4 | 76 | 72.4 |
| 2017 | 77.3 | 76 | 72.1 |
| 2016 | 77.6 | 76 | 71.9 |
| 2015 | 77.8 | 75.7 | 71.6 |
| 2014 | 77.8 | 75.3 | 71.4 |
| 2013 | 78 | 74.6 | 71.1 |
| 2012 | 78.2 | 74 | 70.8 |
| 2011 | 78.1 | 73.3 | 70.4 |
| 2010 | 77.9 | 72.9 | 70.1 |
| 2009 | 77.6 | 72.6 | 69.7 |
| 2008 | 77.6 | 72.7 | 69.3 |
| 2007 | 77.6 | 72.8 | 69 |
| 2006 | 77.4 | 72.3 | 68.6 |
| 2005 | 77.5 | 72 | 68.1 |
| 2004 | 77.3 | 71.5 | 67.7 |
| 2003 | 77.4 | 71.3 | 67.4 |
| 2002 | 76.8 | 70.8 | 67.1 |
| 2001 | 76.4 | 70.3 | 66.8 |
| 2000 | 75.9 | 69.8 | 66.4 |
| 1999 | 75.7 | 69.3 | 66 |
| 1998 | 75.4 | 68.7 | 65.7 |
| 1997 | 75.1 | 68.3 | 65.5 |
| 1996 | 74.7 | 67.9 | 65.2 |
| 1995 | 74.4 | 67.2 | 64.9 |
| 1994 | 74.1 | 66.5 | 64.3 |
| 1993 | 73.9 | 65.7 | 64.4 |
| 1992 | 73.9 | 65 | 64.3 |
| 1991 | 73.8 | 64.3 | 64.1 |
| 1990 | 73.8 | 64 | 64 |
| 1989 | 73.7 | 63.4 | 63.8 |
| 1988 | 73.7 | 63 | 63.4 |
| 1987 | 73.6 | 62.5 | 63.2 |
| 1986 | 73.6 | 62.2 | 62.7 |
| 1985 | 73.5 | 61.7 | 62.2 |
| 1984 | 73.6 | 61.1 | 61.9 |
| 1983 | 73.6 | 60.8 | 61.5 |
| 1982 | 73.4 | 60.6 | 61.3 |
| 1981 | 73 | 60.3 | 60.9 |
| 1980 | 72.6 | 60 | 60.5 |
| 1979 | 72.3 | 59.6 | 60.2 |
| 1978 | 71.9 | 59.3 | 59.5 |
| 1977 | 71.4 | 58.9 | 59.2 |
| 1976 | 70.9 | 58.6 | 58.6 |
| 1975 | 70.4 | 58.2 | 58.3 |
| 1974 | 69.9 | 57.8 | 58.1 |
| 1973 | 69.4 | 57.3 | 57.7 |
| 1972 | 69 | 57 | 57.2 |
| 1971 | 68.4 | 56.5 | 56 |
| 1970 | 67.9 | 47.7 | 56.3 |
| 1969 | 67.4 | 55.8 | 56 |
| 1968 | 66.9 | 55.4 | 55.6 |
| 1967 | 66.5 | 54.9 | 55.1 |
| 1966 | 66.1 | 54.4 | 54.6 |
| 1965 | 65.6 | 53.9 | 54 |
| 1964 | 65.3 | 53.3 | 54.3 |
| 1963 | 64.4 | 52.6 | 53.7 |
| 1962 | 64.4 | 51.5 | 53.2 |
| 1961 | 63.7 | 51.2 | 50.4 |
| 1960 | 63.3 | 50.6 | 47.8 |
| 1959 | 62.8 | 50 | 49.6 |
| 1958 | 62.3 | 49.5 | 51.6 |
| 1957 | 61.9 | 48.9 | 51.1 |
| 1956 | 61.5 | 48.4 | 50.7 |
| 1955 | 61.2 | 47.9 | 50.2 |
| 1954 | 60.7 | 47.5 | 49.7 |
| 1953 | 60.2 | 47.1 | 48.8 |
| 1952 | 59.8 | 46.8 | 48.2 |
| 1951 | 59.4 | 46.5 | 47.1 |
| 1950 | 59 | 46 | 46.4 |
| 1945 | 50.9 | – | – |
| 1940 | 45 | 37 | – |
| 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 | Peru | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 78.377.3–79.3 | 77.976.9–79 | 73.3 |
| 2025 | 78.576.9–79.9 | 78.176.6–79.6 | 73.5 |
| 2026 | 78.676.8–80.3 | 78.376.5–80.1 | 73.8 |
| 2027 | 78.876.7–80.8 | 78.576.4–80.6 | 73.9 |
| 2028 | 7976.6–81.2 | 78.776.2–80.9 | 74.1 |
| 2029 | 79.276.5–81.5 | 78.976.2–81.3 | 74.2 |
| 2030 | 79.376.5–81.9 | 7976.2–81.8 | 74.4 |
| 2031 | 79.576.5–82.3 | 79.276.1–82 | 74.5 |
| 2032 | 79.776.5–82.5 | 79.476–82.2 | 74.7 |
| 2033 | 79.876.6–82.9 | 79.676–82.7 | 74.8 |
| 2034 | 8076.5–83.3 | 79.776.1–82.9 | 75 |
| 2035 | 80.276.5–83.6 | 79.975.9–83.1 | 75.1 |
| 2036 | 80.476.5–83.9 | 80.176.1–83.5 | 75.3 |
| 2037 | 80.576.6–84.1 | 80.276.2–83.8 | 75.4 |
| 2038 | 80.776.7–84.3 | 80.476.1–83.9 | 75.5 |
| 2039 | 80.876.7–84.7 | 80.676.1–84.3 | 75.7 |
| 2040 | 8176.8–84.9 | 80.776.1–84.5 | 75.8 |
| 2041 | 81.276.8–85.1 | 80.976.3–84.7 | 75.9 |
| 2042 | 81.377–85.3 | 81.176.3–85 | 76.1 |
| 2043 | 81.576.9–85.7 | 81.276.2–85.1 | 76.2 |
| 2044 | 81.677–85.8 | 81.476.5–85.5 | 76.3 |
| 2045 | 81.877.1–86.1 | 81.576.4–85.7 | 76.5 |
| 2046 | 8277.2–86.2 | 81.776.6–86 | 76.6 |
| 2047 | 82.177.3–86.4 | 81.976.8–86.1 | 76.7 |
| 2048 | 82.377.3–86.7 | 8276.9–86.3 | 76.8 |
| 2049 | 82.477.4–86.8 | 82.276.9–86.6 | 76.9 |
| 2050 | 82.677.4–87 | 82.377–86.9 | 77 |
| 2051 | 82.777.4–87.2 | 82.576.9–87.1 | 77.1 |
| 2052 | 82.977.6–87.4 | 82.677.1–87.4 | 77.2 |
| 2053 | 8377.7–87.6 | 82.877.2–87.4 | 77.3 |
| 2054 | 83.277.8–87.8 | 82.977.2–87.7 | 77.4 |
| 2055 | 83.378–88.1 | 83.177.3–87.8 | 77.6 |
| 2056 | 83.577.9–88.1 | 83.277.3–88.1 | 77.7 |
| 2057 | 83.677.9–88.2 | 83.477.2–88.1 | 77.8 |
| 2058 | 83.778.1–88.7 | 83.577.4–88.3 | 77.9 |
| 2059 | 83.978.2–88.8 | 83.677.4–88.6 | 78 |
| 2060 | 8478.3–89 | 83.877.5–88.8 | 78.1 |
| 2061 | 84.178.3–89.1 | 83.977.4–89 | 78.2 |
| 2062 | 84.378.4–89.5 | 84.177.4–89.3 | 78.3 |
| 2063 | 84.478.4–89.7 | 84.277.7–89.4 | 78.4 |
| 2064 | 84.678.5–90 | 84.377.7–89.7 | 78.5 |
| 2065 | 84.778.6–90.1 | 84.577.8–89.7 | 78.6 |
| 2066 | 84.878.7–90.3 | 84.677.8–89.9 | 78.7 |
| 2067 | 84.978.8–90.4 | 84.777.9–90.2 | 78.8 |
| 2068 | 85.178.9–90.7 | 84.877.9–90.4 | 78.9 |
| 2069 | 85.279.2–90.9 | 8577.9–90.4 | 79 |
| 2070 | 85.379.1–91.2 | 85.178.2–90.6 | 79.1 |
| 2071 | 85.579.2–91.4 | 85.278.3–90.7 | 79.2 |
| 2072 | 85.679–91.6 | 85.378.3–90.8 | 79.3 |
| 2073 | 85.779.2–91.8 | 85.578.6–91 | 79.4 |
| 2074 | 85.879.2–92 | 85.678.4–91.3 | 79.4 |
| 2075 | 8679.4–92.1 | 85.778.6–91.6 | 79.5 |
| 2076 | 86.179.5–92.3 | 85.878.6–91.8 | 79.6 |
| 2077 | 86.279.8–92.4 | 85.978.7–91.9 | 79.7 |
| 2078 | 86.379.9–92.5 | 8678.9–92 | 79.8 |
| 2079 | 86.480.1–92.7 | 86.179.1–92.3 | 79.9 |
| 2080 | 86.680.2–92.9 | 86.379.3–92.5 | 80 |
| 2081 | 86.780.2–93 | 86.479.3–92.6 | 80.1 |
| 2082 | 86.880.3–93.1 | 86.579.3–92.9 | 80.2 |
| 2083 | 86.980.5–93.2 | 86.679.6–93.2 | 80.3 |
| 2084 | 8780.3–93.4 | 86.779.7–93.3 | 80.3 |
| 2085 | 87.280.5–93.6 | 86.879.5–93.5 | 80.4 |
| 2086 | 87.380.5–93.9 | 86.979.7–93.5 | 80.5 |
| 2087 | 87.480.8–94.1 | 8779.8–93.7 | 80.6 |
| 2088 | 87.580.9–94.2 | 87.180–93.9 | 80.7 |
| 2089 | 87.681.1–94.4 | 87.280.1–94 | 80.8 |
| 2090 | 87.781.2–94.5 | 87.380.2–94.2 | 80.9 |
| 2091 | 87.981.3–94.7 | 87.480.3–94.5 | 81 |
| 2092 | 8881.3–94.8 | 87.580.4–94.6 | 81 |
| 2093 | 88.181.4–95 | 87.680.5–94.7 | 81.1 |
| 2094 | 88.281.6–95.2 | 87.780.6–94.7 | 81.2 |
| 2095 | 88.381.7–95.4 | 87.880.7–94.9 | 81.3 |
| 2096 | 88.481.9–95.8 | 87.980.7–95.1 | 81.4 |
| 2097 | 88.581.9–95.8 | 8880.8–95.2 | 81.5 |
| 2098 | 88.681.8–95.6 | 88.180.9–95.3 | 81.6 |
| 2099 | 88.781.9–95.9 | 88.381.2–95.5 | 81.7 |
| 2100 | 88.882–95.9 | 88.481.4–95.6 | 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 Peru
Health
- Child mortalityCuba: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024Peru: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCuba: 4.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Peru: 11.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCuba: 3.32% in 2017Peru: 2.28% in 2017
- Suicide rateCuba: 11.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Peru: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCuba: 11 million people in 2023Peru: 33.9 million people in 2023
- Population growthCuba: -0.35% a year in 2023Peru: 1.12% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCuba: 1.44 births per woman in 2023Peru: 1.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCuba: 77.2% in 2025Peru: 85.6% in 2025
- Median ageCuba: 41.7 years in 2023Peru: 29.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCuba: 16.2% in 2023Peru: 9% in 2023
- Net migration rateCuba: -2.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Peru: 0.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCuba: 2.88% of GDP in 2018Peru: 0.81% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personCuba: $11 in 2018Peru: $75 in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCuba: 76,000 people in 2020Peru: 158,000 people in 2020
- National powerCuba: 0.11% of world capability in 2022Peru: 0.28% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCuba: 1.54% of the labour force in 2020Peru: 0.94% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCuba: 8 million TIV in 2004Peru: 90 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCuba: 8 million TIV in 1980Peru: 5 million TIV in 2004