Births and deaths per year in Cuba
Cuba: Births and deaths per year was 111,817 deaths in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
111,817 deaths
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
77th
of 236 countries
All-time high
169,657 deaths
in 2021
All-time low
59,969 deaths
in 1977
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Births and deaths per year in Cuba, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for births and deaths per year in Cuba is 111,817 deaths, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births and deaths per year in Cuba peaked at 169,657 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 59,969 deaths, in 1977.
Cuba ranks 77th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Births and deaths per year in Cuba, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 66,619 deaths | — |
| 1951 | 65,588 deaths | -1.5% |
| 1952 | 64,956 deaths | -1.0% |
| 1953 | 64,625 deaths | -0.5% |
| 1954 | 64,342 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1955 | 64,090 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1956 | 64,265 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 64,218 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 64,244 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 64,274 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 64,510 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1961 | 64,900 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 64,646 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 66,596 deaths | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 64,898 deaths | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 64,933 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 64,481 deaths | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 63,944 deaths | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 63,463 deaths | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 63,142 deaths | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 62,033 deaths | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 61,239 deaths | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 60,905 deaths | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 61,024 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 60,652 deaths | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 60,246 deaths | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 60,011 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 59,969 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 60,100 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 61,028 deaths | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 61,912 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 62,814 deaths | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 62,010 deaths | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 62,966 deaths | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 64,815 deaths | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 66,846 deaths | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 68,096 deaths | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 69,584 deaths | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 70,832 deaths | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 73,116 deaths | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 74,230 deaths | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 76,845 deaths | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 78,250 deaths | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 80,001 deaths | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 80,045 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 80,552 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 80,399 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 79,867 deaths | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 79,604 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 80,128 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 81,695 deaths | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 81,128 deaths | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 81,884 deaths | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 79,626 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 82,308 deaths | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 82,940 deaths | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 86,860 deaths | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 88,498 deaths | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 90,358 deaths | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 92,755 deaths | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 92,080 deaths | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 92,277 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 93,193 deaths | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 96,212 deaths | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 100,267 deaths | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 102,859 deaths | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 106,348 deaths | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 111,464 deaths | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 110,763 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 112,552 deaths | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 116,269 deaths | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 169,657 deaths | +45.9% |
| 2022 | 113,753 deaths | -33.0% |
| 2023 | 111,817 deaths | -1.7% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 111,817 deaths is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43,965 deaths, 2.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 111,817 deaths is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22,105 deaths, 5.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Births and deaths per year in Cuba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +45.9% | 116,269 deaths | 169,657 deaths |
| 2022 | -33.0% | 169,657 deaths | 113,753 deaths |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 64,722 deaths | 64,090 deaths | 66,619 deaths | 10 |
| 1960s | 64,551 deaths | 63,142 deaths | 66,596 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 60,721 deaths | 59,969 deaths | 62,033 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 66,299 deaths | 61,912 deaths | 73,116 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 78,992 deaths | 74,230 deaths | 80,552 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 84,805 deaths | 79,626 deaths | 92,755 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 101,802 deaths | 92,080 deaths | 112,552 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 127,874 deaths | 111,817 deaths | 169,657 deaths | 4 |
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 67 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.021 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0225 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births and deaths per year in Cuba?
- Births and deaths per year in Cuba was 111,817 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest births and deaths per year recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 169,657 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest births and deaths per year recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 59,969 deaths in 1977.
- How does Cuba rank for births and deaths per year?
- Cuba ranks 77th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is births and deaths per year rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Births and deaths per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths in a calendar year.