Colombia vs Cuba: Life expectation at birth by sex
Colombia
80.45
in 2023
Cuba
80.52
in 2023
Colombia rank
83rd
Cuba rank
81st
Life expectation at birth by sex over time
- Colombia
- Cuba
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 80.52 against 80.45 in Colombia, a difference of 0.07.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cuba ahead.
Colombia ranks 83rd and Cuba ranks 81st of 229 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 54.07 | 63.17 | 9.1 | Cuba |
| 1960s | 60.7 | 67.42 | 6.72 | Cuba |
| 1970s | 66.17 | 71.82 | 5.65 | Cuba |
| 1980s | 71.09 | 75.49 | 4.4 | Cuba |
| 1990s | 74.12 | 76.6 | 2.48 | Cuba |
| 2000s | 76.62 | 79.31 | 2.69 | Cuba |
| 2010s | 78.99 | 79.98 | 0.9939 | Cuba |
| 2020s | 78.63 | 79.13 | 0.5049 | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectation at birth by sex, Colombia or Cuba?
- Cuba, at 80.52 against 80.45 in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectation at birth by sex between Colombia and Cuba?
- 0.07, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Cuba?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Cuba rank globally for life expectation at birth by sex?
- Colombia ranks 83rd and Cuba ranks 81st of 229 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Life expectation at birth by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.