Cuba vs Pakistan: Sex gap in life expectancy
Cuba
4.85 years
in 2023
Pakistan
4.83 years
in 2023
Cuba rank
126th
Pakistan rank
127th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Cuba
- Pakistan
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 4.85 years against 4.83 years in Pakistan, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 126th and Pakistan ranks 127th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 7 and Pakistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.19 years | -3.27 years | 7.46 years | Cuba |
| 1960s | 3.85 years | -3.17 years | 7.02 years | Cuba |
| 1970s | 3.2 years | -0.0292 years | 3.23 years | Cuba |
| 1980s | 3.89 years | 1.98 years | 1.91 years | Cuba |
| 1990s | 4.13 years | 1.61 years | 2.52 years | Cuba |
| 2000s | 4.22 years | 2.96 years | 1.26 years | Cuba |
| 2010s | 4.41 years | 4.58 years | 0.1693 years | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 5 years | 4.91 years | 0.0912 years | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Cuba or Pakistan?
- Cuba, at 4.85 years against 4.83 years in Pakistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Cuba and Pakistan?
- 0.02 years, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Pakistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and Pakistan rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Cuba ranks 126th and Pakistan ranks 127th 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.