Cuba vs Ghana: Sex gap in life expectancy
Cuba
4.85 years
in 2023
Ghana
4.81 years
in 2023
Cuba rank
126th
Ghana rank
128th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Cuba
- Ghana
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 4.85 years against 4.81 years in Ghana, a difference of 0.04 years.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 126th and Ghana ranks 128th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 6 and Ghana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.19 years | 4.11 years | 0.0746 years | Cuba |
| 1960s | 3.85 years | 4.24 years | 0.3942 years | Ghana |
| 1970s | 3.2 years | 3.94 years | 0.7391 years | Ghana |
| 1980s | 3.89 years | 3.57 years | 0.3186 years | Cuba |
| 1990s | 4.13 years | 2.41 years | 1.72 years | Cuba |
| 2000s | 4.22 years | 2.58 years | 1.63 years | Cuba |
| 2010s | 4.41 years | 3.66 years | 0.7573 years | Cuba |
| 2020s | 5 years | 4.63 years | 0.3632 years | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Cuba or Ghana?
- Cuba, at 4.85 years against 4.81 years in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Cuba and Ghana?
- 0.04 years, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Ghana?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and Ghana rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Cuba ranks 126th and Ghana ranks 128th 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.