Chile vs Cuba: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Chile
3.73 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Cuba
3.52 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Chile rank
191st
Cuba rank
193rd
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Chile
- Cuba
How they compare
Chile currently reports 3.73 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.52 deaths per 1,000 people in Cuba, a difference of 0.21 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 191st and Cuba ranks 193rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 7 and Cuba in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 121.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 71.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 49.24 deaths per 1,000 people | Chile |
| 1960s | 98.47 deaths per 1,000 people | 48.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 49.9 deaths per 1,000 people | Chile |
| 1970s | 52.55 deaths per 1,000 people | 26.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 25.94 deaths per 1,000 people | Chile |
| 1980s | 19.89 deaths per 1,000 people | 13.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.81 deaths per 1,000 people | Chile |
| 1990s | 11.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.62 deaths per 1,000 people | Chile |
| 2000s | 7.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.44 deaths per 1,000 people | Chile |
| 2010s | 6.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.51 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.01 deaths per 1,000 people | Chile |
| 2020s | 4.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4462 deaths per 1,000 people | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Chile or Cuba?
- Chile, at 3.73 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.52 deaths per 1,000 people in Cuba as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Chile and Cuba?
- 0.21 deaths per 1,000 people, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Cuba?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Chile and Cuba rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Chile ranks 191st and Cuba ranks 193rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.