Barbados vs Cuba: Life expectancy
Barbados
77.39 years
in 2020
Cuba
77.57 years
in 2020
Barbados rank
44th
Cuba rank
42nd
Life expectancy over time
- Barbados
- Cuba
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 77.57 years against 77.39 years in Barbados, a difference of 0.18 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cuba ahead.
Barbados ranks 44th and Cuba ranks 42nd of 162 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 59.89 years | 60.95 years | 1.06 years | Cuba |
| 1960s | 65.71 years | 65.75 years | 0.0466 years | Cuba |
| 1970s | 69.58 years | 71.13 years | 1.55 years | Cuba |
| 1980s | 72.83 years | 74.17 years | 1.34 years | Cuba |
| 1990s | 73.02 years | 74.33 years | 1.31 years | Cuba |
| 2000s | 74.49 years | 76.61 years | 2.13 years | Cuba |
| 2010s | 76.18 years | 77.72 years | 1.54 years | Cuba |
| 2020s | 77.39 years | 77.57 years | 0.1744 years | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Barbados or Cuba?
- Cuba, at 77.57 years against 77.39 years in Barbados as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Barbados and Cuba?
- 0.18 years, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Cuba?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Barbados and Cuba rank globally for life expectancy?
- Barbados ranks 44th and Cuba ranks 42nd of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.