Cuba vs United States of America: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65
Cuba
88.2%
in 2024
United States of America
88.4%
in 2024
Cuba rank
84th
United States of America rank
81st
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 over time
- Cuba
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 88.4% against 88.2% in Cuba, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States of America ahead.
Cuba ranks 84th and United States of America ranks 81st of 215 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.9% | 78.9% | 8.0% | United States of America |
| 1970s | 76.9% | 81.5% | 4.6% | United States of America |
| 1980s | 81.0% | 84.2% | 3.3% | United States of America |
| 1990s | 82.6% | 85.7% | 3.1% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 85.9% | 87.1% | 1.2% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 87.2% | 87.9% | 0.7% | United States of America |
| 2020s | 86.5% | 86.7% | 0.2% | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women expected to survive to the age of 65, Cuba or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 88.4% against 88.2% in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 between Cuba and United States of America?
- 0.2%, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and United States of America?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and United States of America rank globally for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Cuba ranks 84th and United States of America ranks 81st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.