Barbados vs Cuba: Sex gap in life expectancy
Barbados
4.98 years
in 2023
Cuba
4.85 years
in 2023
Barbados rank
123rd
Cuba rank
126th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Barbados
- Cuba
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 4.98 years against 4.85 years in Cuba, a difference of 0.13 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cuba ahead.
Barbados ranks 123rd and Cuba ranks 126th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and Cuba in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.64 years | 4.19 years | 0.5511 years | Cuba |
| 1960s | 3.54 years | 3.85 years | 0.3098 years | Cuba |
| 1970s | 3.92 years | 3.2 years | 0.7201 years | Barbados |
| 1980s | 3.96 years | 3.89 years | 0.0713 years | Barbados |
| 1990s | 5.36 years | 4.13 years | 1.23 years | Barbados |
| 2000s | 4.65 years | 4.22 years | 0.4334 years | Barbados |
| 2010s | 4.38 years | 4.41 years | 0.0349 years | Cuba |
| 2020s | 4.7 years | 5 years | 0.2919 years | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Barbados or Cuba?
- Barbados, at 4.98 years against 4.85 years in Cuba as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Barbados and Cuba?
- 0.13 years, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Cuba?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Cuba rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Barbados ranks 123rd and Cuba ranks 126th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.