Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child in Cuba
Cuba: Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child was 4.85 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4.85
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
126th
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.27
in 2021
All-time low
2.91
in 1977
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Cuba, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 4.85 for difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in 2023.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Cuba peaked at 5.27 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.91, 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.
Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.18 | — |
| 1951 | 4.2 | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 4.18 | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 4.19 | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 4.13 | -1.4% |
| 1955 | 4.07 | -1.6% |
| 1956 | 4.24 | +4.2% |
| 1957 | 4.27 | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 4.3 | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 4.13 | -4.0% |
| 1960 | 4.09 | -1.1% |
| 1961 | 4.33 | +5.9% |
| 1962 | 4.31 | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 4.02 | -6.7% |
| 1964 | 4.06 | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 3.75 | -7.5% |
| 1966 | 3.5 | -6.7% |
| 1967 | 3.47 | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 3.44 | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 3.51 | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 3.26 | -7.3% |
| 1971 | 3.22 | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 3.15 | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 3.28 | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 3.19 | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 3.09 | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 2.98 | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 2.91 | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 3.28 | +12.9% |
| 1979 | 3.62 | +10.2% |
| 1980 | 4.1 | +13.3% |
| 1981 | 3.96 | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 4.14 | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 3.98 | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 3.63 | -8.8% |
| 1985 | 3.54 | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 3.56 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 4 | +12.5% |
| 1988 | 3.94 | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 4.02 | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 3.97 | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 3.94 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 3.95 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 4.11 | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 4.15 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 4.1 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 4 | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 4.17 | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 4.36 | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 4.49 | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 4.28 | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 4.2 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 4.11 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 4.28 | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 4.37 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 4.44 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 4.35 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 4.13 | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 4.06 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 3.95 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 3.96 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 3.97 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 4.07 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 4.15 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 4.25 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 4.41 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 4.68 | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 4.88 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 4.85 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 4.91 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 4.97 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 5.27 | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 4.9 | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 4.85 | -1.0% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 4.85 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.83, 83% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 4.85 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.79, 84% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.19 | 4.07 | 4.3 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.85 | 3.44 | 4.33 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.2 | 2.91 | 3.62 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.89 | 3.54 | 4.14 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.13 | 3.94 | 4.49 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.22 | 3.95 | 4.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.41 | 3.96 | 4.91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 | 4.85 | 5.27 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More health data for Cuba
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.47 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2059 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 67 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.021 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0225 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Cuba?
- Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Cuba was 4.85 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 5.27 in 2021.
- What is the lowest difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.91 in 1977.
- How does Cuba rank for difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child?
- Cuba ranks 126th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).