Cuba vs Denmark: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Cuba
39.9%
in 2023
Denmark
39.9%
in 2023
Cuba rank
107th
Denmark rank
108th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Cuba
- Denmark
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 39.9% against 39.9% in Denmark, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Denmark ahead.
Cuba ranks 107th and Denmark ranks 108th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 6 and Denmark in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 43.8% | 44.8% | 1.0% | Denmark |
| 1960s | 43.6% | 40.9% | 2.8% | Cuba |
| 1970s | 44.0% | 37.7% | 6.4% | Cuba |
| 1980s | 42.3% | 36.9% | 5.3% | Cuba |
| 1990s | 41.9% | 38.4% | 3.5% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 41.6% | 39.6% | 1.9% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 40.9% | 40.2% | 0.6% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 39.2% | 40.2% | 1.0% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Cuba or Denmark?
- Cuba, at 39.9% against 39.9% in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Cuba and Denmark?
- 0.0%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Denmark?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and Denmark rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Cuba ranks 107th and Denmark ranks 108th 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.