Canada vs Cuba: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Canada
39.9%
in 2023
Cuba
39.9%
in 2023
Canada rank
106th
Cuba rank
107th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Canada
- Cuba
How they compare
Canada currently reports 39.9% against 39.9% in Cuba, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cuba ahead.
Canada ranks 106th and Cuba ranks 107th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Cuba in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.7% | 43.8% | 3.1% | Cuba |
| 1960s | 37.6% | 43.6% | 6.0% | Cuba |
| 1970s | 35.6% | 44.0% | 8.5% | Cuba |
| 1980s | 35.5% | 42.3% | 6.8% | Cuba |
| 1990s | 36.6% | 41.9% | 5.3% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 38.7% | 41.6% | 2.9% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 40.2% | 40.9% | 0.7% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 39.3% | 39.2% | 0.0% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Canada or Cuba?
- Canada, at 39.9% against 39.9% in Cuba as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Canada and Cuba?
- 0.0%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Cuba?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Cuba rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Canada ranks 106th and Cuba ranks 107th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.