Cuba: health and care

What is the life expectancy in Cuba?

Life expectancy at birth in Cuba was 78.3 years in 2024, according to UN estimates published by the World Bank: 75.9 years for men and 80.7 for women.

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if current death rates stayed the same. Cuba's Ministry of Public Health and ONEI publish national life tables; Cuba's National Office of Statistics and Information (ONEI) did not respond to our check on 15 October 2026, nor did the health ministry's site.

Official sources: World Bank: life expectancy at birth, Cuba

What is the fertility rate in Cuba?

Cuba's total fertility rate was 1.45 births per woman in 2024, according to UN estimates published by the World Bank. The crude birth rate was 8.6 per 1,000 people and the crude death rate 10.4 per 1,000.

A fertility rate of about 2.1 keeps a population stable without migration. With deaths exceeding births and net emigration, Cuba's population is shrinking and ageing: people aged 65 and over were 17.0% of the population in 2025, according to the World Bank.

Official sources: World Bank: fertility rate, Cuba · World Bank: population ages 65 and above, Cuba

What is the infant mortality rate in Cuba?

Cuba's infant mortality rate was 6.8 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN inter-agency estimates published by the World Bank, up from 6.2 in 2022.

The UN estimate is modelled from Cuba's registered births and deaths. The Ministry of Public Health also reports a national rate each year from its own registers, which may differ from the UN estimate; its site did not respond to our check on 15 October 2026.

Official sources: World Bank: infant mortality rate, Cuba

How many doctors does Cuba have?

Cuba had 9.5 physicians per 1,000 people in 2021, according to WHO data published by the World Bank. There were 4.3 hospital beds per 1,000 people in 2023.

The physician figure counts doctors reported by Cuba's health authorities. Health spending was 9.4% of GDP in 2023, according to WHO data in the same database.

Official sources: World Bank: physicians per 1,000 people, Cuba · World Bank: hospital beds per 1,000 people, Cuba · World Bank: health expenditure (% of GDP), Cuba

What is life expectancy in Cuba?

According to the UN Population Division, life expectancy at birth in Cuba was 78.3 years in 2024. That is the highest since at least 2005. It is 5th highest of 33 in Latin America & Caribbean, where the median is 74.0 years. World rank, highest first: 52nd of 193.

What is Cuba's infant mortality rate?

6.8 per 1,000: that is the infant mortality rate in Cuba for 2024, according to the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation. That is the highest since at least 2005. Latin America & Caribbean median: 12.1 per 1,000; Cuba is 31st highest of 33. Of 192 countries with 2024 data, 136th highest.

How many women die in childbirth in Cuba?

35.0 per 100,000: that is the maternal mortality ratio in Cuba for 2023, according to the WHO. That is the lowest since at least 2005. Latin America & Caribbean median: 55.0 per 100,000; Cuba is 27th highest of 33. World rank, highest first: 110th of 192.

How much does Cuba spend on health?

The WHO puts current health spending in Cuba at 9.4% of GDP in 2023. Its high point since 2005 was 2021, at 13.8% of GDP; its low point was 2006, at 8.3% of GDP. Across Latin America & Caribbean the middle value was 6.8% of GDP, and Cuba placed 4th highest of 33. Of 191 countries with 2023 data, 36th highest.

What is out-of-pocket health spending in Cuba?

The latest figure from the WHO, for 2023, is 16.6%. That is the highest since at least 2005. It is 32nd highest of 33 in Latin America & Caribbean, where the median is 29.3%. Worldwide: 136th of 191.

What is the doctor to patient ratio in Cuba?

9.5 per 1,000: that is the number of doctors per 1,000 people in Cuba for 2021, according to the WHO. It is the top of the series, which starts in 2005. Latin America & Caribbean median: 2.6 per 1,000; Cuba is 1st highest of 17. Worldwide: 1st of 123.

How many hospital beds does Cuba have?

In 2023, hospital beds per 1,000 people in Cuba was 4.3 per 1,000, according to the WHO. Its high point since 2005 was 2005, at 4.9 per 1,000; its low point was 2014, at 4.0 per 1,000. It is 3rd highest of 22 in Latin America & Caribbean, where the median is 2.1 per 1,000. Worldwide: 16th of 73.

What is measles vaccine coverage in Cuba?

WHO and UNICEF puts measles vaccination among children aged 12 to 23 months in Cuba at 99.0% in 2024. No year since 2005 has been higher. It is 1st highest of 32 in Latin America & Caribbean, where the median is 89.5%. Of 191 countries with 2024 data, 1st highest.