Sex gap in life expectancy in Cuba
Cuba: Sex gap in life expectancy was 4.85 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4.85 years
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
126th
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.27 years
in 2021
All-time low
2.91 years
in 1977
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Cuba, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 4.85 years for sex gap in life expectancy in 2023.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Cuba peaked at 5.27 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.91 years, in 1977.
That places Cuba 126th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy in Cuba, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.18 years | — |
| 1951 | 4.2 years | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 4.18 years | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 4.19 years | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 4.13 years | -1.4% |
| 1955 | 4.07 years | -1.6% |
| 1956 | 4.24 years | +4.2% |
| 1957 | 4.27 years | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 4.3 years | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 4.13 years | -4.0% |
| 1960 | 4.09 years | -1.1% |
| 1961 | 4.33 years | +5.9% |
| 1962 | 4.31 years | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 4.02 years | -6.7% |
| 1964 | 4.06 years | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 3.75 years | -7.5% |
| 1966 | 3.5 years | -6.7% |
| 1967 | 3.47 years | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 3.44 years | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 3.51 years | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 3.26 years | -7.3% |
| 1971 | 3.22 years | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 3.15 years | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 3.28 years | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 3.19 years | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 3.09 years | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 2.98 years | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 2.91 years | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 3.28 years | +12.9% |
| 1979 | 3.62 years | +10.2% |
| 1980 | 4.1 years | +13.3% |
| 1981 | 3.96 years | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 4.14 years | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 3.98 years | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 3.63 years | -8.8% |
| 1985 | 3.54 years | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 3.56 years | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 4 years | +12.5% |
| 1988 | 3.94 years | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 4.02 years | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 3.97 years | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 3.94 years | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 3.95 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 4.11 years | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 4.15 years | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 4.1 years | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 4 years | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 4.17 years | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 4.36 years | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 4.49 years | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 4.28 years | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 4.2 years | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 4.11 years | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 4.28 years | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 4.37 years | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 4.44 years | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 4.35 years | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 4.13 years | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 4.06 years | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 3.95 years | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 3.96 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 3.97 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 4.07 years | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 4.15 years | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 4.25 years | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 4.41 years | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 4.68 years | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 4.88 years | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 4.85 years | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 4.91 years | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 4.97 years | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 5.27 years | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 4.9 years | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 4.85 years | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.19 years | 4.07 years | 4.3 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.85 years | 3.44 years | 4.33 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.2 years | 2.91 years | 3.62 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.89 years | 3.54 years | 4.14 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.13 years | 3.94 years | 4.49 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.22 years | 3.95 years | 4.44 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.41 years | 3.96 years | 4.91 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 years | 4.85 years | 5.27 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Cuba?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Cuba was 4.85 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 5.27 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.91 years in 1977.
- How does Cuba rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Cuba ranks 126th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.