Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Cuba
Cuba: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.0964 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0964
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
131st
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.2221
in 1950
All-time low
0.0953
in 2017
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Cuba, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Cuba is 0.0964, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Cuba peaked at 0.2221 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0953, in 2017.
That places Cuba 131st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2221 | — |
| 1951 | 0.2183 | -1.7% |
| 1952 | 0.2142 | -1.8% |
| 1953 | 0.2102 | -1.9% |
| 1954 | 0.2061 | -1.9% |
| 1955 | 0.2021 | -2.0% |
| 1956 | 0.1989 | -1.6% |
| 1957 | 0.196 | -1.5% |
| 1958 | 0.1932 | -1.4% |
| 1959 | 0.1898 | -1.7% |
| 1960 | 0.1862 | -1.9% |
| 1961 | 0.1824 | -2.0% |
| 1962 | 0.1784 | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1812 | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.172 | -5.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1694 | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1665 | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1633 | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1602 | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.157 | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1539 | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1506 | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1474 | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1442 | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.141 | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.138 | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1351 | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1305 | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1284 | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1269 | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.127 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.125 | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.122 | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1209 | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.12 | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1199 | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1189 | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.118 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1167 | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1156 | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1146 | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1134 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.112 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1106 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1096 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1087 | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1073 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1067 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1063 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1059 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.105 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1037 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1029 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1031 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1026 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1019 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0991 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0986 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.098 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0971 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.097 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0968 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0969 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0965 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0963 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0961 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0953 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0967 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0972 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0956 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1037 | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0968 | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0964 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2051 | 0.1898 | 0.2221 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1717 | 0.157 | 0.1862 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1396 | 0.1269 | 0.1539 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1204 | 0.1156 | 0.127 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1095 | 0.1059 | 0.1146 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1015 | 0.098 | 0.105 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0966 | 0.0953 | 0.0972 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0981 | 0.0956 | 0.1037 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 128 Algeria 0.1001 compare
- 129 Türkiye 0.0998 compare
- 130 Azerbaijan 0.0966 compare
- 132 Lebanon 0.0963 compare
- 133 Cayman Islands 0.0962 compare
- 134 Kazakhstan 0.0958 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Cuba
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.44 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,070 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.9048 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 17.7 (2021)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 17.7% (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -52.8 % change on previous year (2021)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.296 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0964 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Cuba?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Cuba was 0.0964 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2221 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0953 in 2017.
- How does Cuba rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Cuba ranks 131st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.