Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Cuba
Cuba: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 88.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Cuba, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Cuba is 88.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Cuba peaked at 88.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68.3%, in 1960.
Cuba ranks 84th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 68.3% | — |
| 1961 | 69.1% | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 70.1% | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 69.6% | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 71.0% | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 71.2% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 71.6% | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 72.2% | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 72.7% | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 73.4% | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 73.9% | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 74.6% | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 75.3% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 75.9% | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 76.5% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 77.2% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 77.8% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 78.7% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 79.5% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 80.0% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 80.3% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 80.7% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 81.4% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 81.2% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 80.9% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 80.7% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 80.9% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 81.2% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 81.2% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 81.2% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 81.4% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 81.4% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 81.7% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 82.0% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 82.2% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 82.6% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 83.0% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 83.5% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 84.0% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 84.4% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 84.6% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 85.1% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 85.4% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 85.9% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 86.0% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 86.2% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 86.4% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 86.4% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 86.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 86.5% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 86.9% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 87.1% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 87.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 87.2% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 87.1% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 87.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 87.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 87.4% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 87.1% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 87.0% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 87.4% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 82.2% | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 87.1% | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 87.5% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 88.2% | +0.8% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 88.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 84.8%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 88.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 85.4%, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.9% | 68.3% | 73.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 76.9% | 73.9% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.0% | 80.3% | 81.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.6% | 81.4% | 84.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.9% | 84.6% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.2% | 86.9% | 87.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.5% | 82.2% | 88.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More gender data for Cuba
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,458 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.33 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,243 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,243 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.1654 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 45,010 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 48,153 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 45,350 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 48,544 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 45,468 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Cuba?
- Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Cuba was 88.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 88.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.3% in 1960.
- How does Cuba rank for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Cuba ranks 84th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.