Cuba vs United States: Survival to age 65 of cohort

Cuba
88.19
in 2024
United States
88.44
in 2024
Cuba rank
84th
United States rank
81st

Survival to age 65 of cohort over time

  • Cuba
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 88.44 against 88.19 in Cuba, a difference of 0.25.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.

Cuba ranks 84th and United States ranks 81st of 215 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba United States Difference Ahead
1960s 70.91 78.87 7.96 United States
1970s 76.94 81.51 4.57 United States
1980s 80.97 84.24 3.27 United States
1990s 82.62 85.73 3.11 United States
2000s 85.9 87.08 1.18 United States
2010s 87.16 87.85 0.6897 United States
2020s 86.49 86.73 0.2406 United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher survival to age 65 of cohort, Cuba or United States?
United States, at 88.44 against 88.19 in Cuba as of 2024.
What is the difference in survival to age 65 of cohort between Cuba and United States?
0.25, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and United States?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Cuba and United States rank globally for survival to age 65 of cohort?
Cuba ranks 84th and United States ranks 81st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Survival to age 65 of cohort. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Survival to age 65 of cohort
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 13,975 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed