Cuba vs Least developed countries: Death rate, crude

Cuba
10.38 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Least developed countries
6.71 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Cuba rank
31st
Least developed countries rank
34th

Death rate, crude over time

  • Cuba
  • Least developed countries
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How they compare

Cuba currently reports 10.38 per 1,000 people against 6.71 per 1,000 people in Least developed countries, a difference of 3.67 per 1,000 people.

That makes Cuba's figure about 1.5 times Least developed countries's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Least developed countries ahead.

Cuba ranks 31st and Least developed countries ranks 34th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 2 and Least developed countries in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Least developed countries Difference Ahead
1960s 8.15 per 1,000 people 22.14 per 1,000 people 13.98 per 1,000 people Least developed countries
1970s 6.49 per 1,000 people 20.53 per 1,000 people 14.05 per 1,000 people Least developed countries
1980s 6.54 per 1,000 people 17.25 per 1,000 people 10.71 per 1,000 people Least developed countries
1990s 7.26 per 1,000 people 14.42 per 1,000 people 7.16 per 1,000 people Least developed countries
2000s 7.55 per 1,000 people 10.72 per 1,000 people 3.17 per 1,000 people Least developed countries
2010s 9.03 per 1,000 people 8.15 per 1,000 people 0.8852 per 1,000 people Cuba
2020s 11.29 per 1,000 people 7.14 per 1,000 people 4.15 per 1,000 people Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, crude, Cuba or Least developed countries?
Cuba, at 10.38 per 1,000 people against 6.71 per 1,000 people in Least developed countries as of 2024.
What is the difference in death rate, crude between Cuba and Least developed countries?
3.67 per 1,000 people, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Least developed countries?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Cuba and Least developed countries rank globally for death rate, crude?
Cuba ranks 31st and Least developed countries ranks 34th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,195 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.