Cuba vs Jamaica: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Cuba
4.71 years
in 2023
Jamaica
4.75 years
in 2023
Cuba rank
123rd
Jamaica rank
119th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Cuba
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 4.75 years against 4.71 years in Cuba, a difference of 0.04 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 123rd and Jamaica ranks 119th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 5 and Jamaica in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.03 years | 2.46 years | 0.5671 years | Cuba |
| 1960s | 2.95 years | 2.96 years | 0.005 years | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 2.67 years | 3.33 years | 0.6625 years | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 3.52 years | 2.07 years | 1.45 years | Cuba |
| 1990s | 3.88 years | 2.28 years | 1.59 years | Cuba |
| 2000s | 4.06 years | 4.2 years | 0.1386 years | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 4.3 years | 4.2 years | 0.0945 years | Cuba |
| 2020s | 4.91 years | 4.69 years | 0.2196 years | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Cuba or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 4.75 years against 4.71 years in Cuba as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Cuba and Jamaica?
- 0.04 years, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Jamaica?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and Jamaica rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Cuba ranks 123rd and Jamaica ranks 119th 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 at different ages. 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.