Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Cuba
Cuba: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1115 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1115
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
145th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.2523
in 1950
All-time low
0.1105
in 2020
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 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 in men in Cuba is 0.1115, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Cuba peaked at 0.2523 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1105, in 2020.
Cuba ranks 145th of 236 countries on this measure, 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 in men in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2523 | — |
| 1951 | 0.2483 | -1.6% |
| 1952 | 0.244 | -1.8% |
| 1953 | 0.2397 | -1.7% |
| 1954 | 0.235 | -2.0% |
| 1955 | 0.2303 | -2.0% |
| 1956 | 0.2275 | -1.2% |
| 1957 | 0.2235 | -1.8% |
| 1958 | 0.2197 | -1.7% |
| 1959 | 0.2146 | -2.3% |
| 1960 | 0.2102 | -2.0% |
| 1961 | 0.2076 | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 0.2022 | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.2025 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1942 | -4.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1902 | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1862 | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1825 | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1788 | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1754 | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1711 | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1673 | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1633 | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1599 | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1559 | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1521 | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1486 | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1449 | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1411 | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.138 | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1368 | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1361 | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1351 | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1337 | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1321 | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1322 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1318 | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1323 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1319 | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1313 | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1308 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1295 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1281 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1268 | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1257 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1243 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1233 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1227 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1227 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1215 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1201 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1188 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1174 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1172 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1163 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1157 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1142 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1124 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1121 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1112 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1117 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1121 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1129 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.113 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1127 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1126 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1126 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1119 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1127 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1129 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1105 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1131 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1115 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1115 | -0.0% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 0.1115 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1323, 84% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 0.1115 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1265, 88% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2335 | 0.2146 | 0.2523 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.193 | 0.1754 | 0.2102 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1542 | 0.138 | 0.1711 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1333 | 0.1313 | 0.1368 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1255 | 0.1215 | 0.1308 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1155 | 0.1112 | 0.1201 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1125 | 0.1117 | 0.113 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1116 | 0.1105 | 0.1131 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
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 in men in Cuba?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Cuba was 0.1115 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 in men recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2523 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1105 in 2020.
- How does Cuba rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Cuba ranks 145th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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 in men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.