Cuba vs United States of America: Life expectancy
Cuba
77.57 years
in 2020
United States of America
77.41 years
in 2020
Cuba rank
42nd
United States of America rank
43rd
Life expectancy over time
- Cuba
- United States of America
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 77.57 years against 77.41 years in United States of America, a difference of 0.16 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was United States of America ahead.
Cuba ranks 42nd and United States of America ranks 43rd of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 28.13 years | 43.98 years | 15.85 years | United States of America |
| 1880s | 29.14 years | 39.42 years | 10.28 years | United States of America |
| 1890s | 30.72 years | 45.21 years | 14.49 years | United States of America |
| 1900s | 32.2 years | 49.29 years | 17.09 years | United States of America |
| 1910s | 36.46 years | 53.5 years | 17.04 years | United States of America |
| 1920s | 41.16 years | 58.5 years | 17.34 years | United States of America |
| 1930s | 43.45 years | 61.64 years | 18.19 years | United States of America |
| 1950s | 60.95 years | 68.81 years | 7.86 years | United States of America |
| 1960s | 65.75 years | 70.03 years | 4.28 years | United States of America |
| 1970s | 71.13 years | 71.64 years | 0.5054 years | United States of America |
| 1980s | 74.17 years | 74.2 years | 0.029 years | United States of America |
| 1990s | 74.33 years | 75.61 years | 1.28 years | United States of America |
| 2000s | 76.61 years | 77.18 years | 0.5694 years | United States of America |
| 2010s | 77.72 years | 78.82 years | 1.1 years | United States of America |
| 2020s | 77.57 years | 77.41 years | 0.1529 years | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Cuba or United States of America?
- Cuba, at 77.57 years against 77.41 years in United States of America as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Cuba and United States of America?
- 0.16 years, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and United States of America?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Cuba and United States of America rank globally for life expectancy?
- Cuba ranks 42nd and United States of America ranks 43rd of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) β 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.