Cancer death rate by age group in Cuba
Cuba: Cancer death rate by age group was 0 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
0
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
79th
of 111 countries
All-time high
14.21
in 1969
All-time low
0
in 2007
Years of data
55
1964–2021
Cancer death rate by age group in Cuba, 1964–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, cancer death rate by age group in Cuba stood at 0. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate by age group in Cuba peaked at 14.21 in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2007.
That places Cuba 79th out of 111 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cancer death rate by age group in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 2.71 | — |
| 1968 | 8.92 | +229.9% |
| 1969 | 14.21 | +59.2% |
| 1970 | 5.16 | -63.7% |
| 1971 | 6.77 | +31.1% |
| 1972 | 5.51 | -18.6% |
| 1973 | 4.22 | -23.4% |
| 1974 | 1.26 | -70.0% |
| 1975 | 5.37 | +325.0% |
| 1976 | 2.13 | -60.4% |
| 1977 | 4.21 | +97.9% |
| 1978 | 5.18 | +23.1% |
| 1979 | 3.73 | -28.1% |
| 1980 | 3.11 | -16.7% |
| 1981 | 4.97 | +60.0% |
| 1982 | 4.31 | -13.2% |
| 1983 | 4.27 | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 4.23 | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 5.4 | +27.6% |
| 1986 | 3.31 | -38.7% |
| 1987 | 4.68 | +41.7% |
| 1988 | 4.39 | -6.2% |
| 1989 | 5.02 | +14.3% |
| 1990 | 9.3 | +85.3% |
| 1991 | 4.42 | -52.4% |
| 1992 | 4.4 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 1.1 | -75.0% |
| 1994 | 2.44 | +122.6% |
| 1995 | 3.77 | +54.3% |
| 1996 | 4.64 | +22.9% |
| 1997 | 7.35 | +58.6% |
| 1998 | 4.73 | -35.7% |
| 1999 | 5.69 | +20.4% |
| 2000 | 9.84 | +72.9% |
| 2001 | 1.25 | -87.3% |
| 2002 | 10.57 | +744.0% |
| 2003 | 6.43 | -39.2% |
| 2004 | 1.55 | -75.9% |
| 2005 | 2.48 | +60.0% |
| 2006 | 3.43 | +38.0% |
| 2007 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 3.44 | — |
| 2009 | 8.45 | +145.4% |
| 2010 | 4.96 | -41.4% |
| 2011 | 8.04 | +62.3% |
| 2012 | 8.57 | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 1.51 | -82.3% |
| 2014 | 5.97 | +294.3% |
| 2015 | 3 | -49.7% |
| 2016 | 3.1 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8209 | -73.5% |
| 2018 | 1.76 | +114.8% |
| 2019 | 2.83 | +60.6% |
| 2020 | 4.95 | +74.9% |
| 2021 | 0 | -100.0% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 0 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.87. (42 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 0 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.1. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cancer death rate by age group 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +744.0% | 1.25 | 10.57 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.61 | 2.71 | 14.21 | 3 |
| 1970s | 4.35 | 1.26 | 6.77 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.37 | 3.11 | 5.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.78 | 1.1 | 9.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.74 | 0 | 10.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.06 | 0.8209 | 8.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.48 | 0 | 4.95 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 76 Malaysia 0.7506 compare
- 77 Israel 0.5479 compare
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- 79 Antigua and Barbuda 0 compare
- 79 Bahamas 0 compare
- 79 Bahrain 0 compare
- 79 Barbados 0 compare
- 79 Costa Rica 0 compare
- 79 Croatia 0 compare
- 79 Czechia 0 compare
- 79 Denmark 0 compare
- 79 Estonia 0 compare
- 79 French Guiana 0 compare
- 79 Grenada 0 compare
- 79 Guadeloupe 0 compare
- 79 Guyana 0 compare
- 79 Hong Kong 0 compare
- 79 Iceland 0 compare
- 79 Latvia 0 compare
- 79 Lithuania 0 compare
- 79 Luxembourg 0 compare
- 79 Maldives 0 compare
- 79 Malta 0 compare
- 79 Martinique 0 compare
- 79 Mayotte 0 compare
- 79 North Macedonia 0 compare
- 79 Oman 0 compare
- 79 Puerto Rico 0 compare
- 79 Reunion 0 compare
- 79 Saint Lucia 0 compare
- 79 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 compare
- 79 Singapore 0 compare
- 79 Slovenia 0 compare
- 79 Sweden 0 compare
- 79 Trinidad and Tobago 0 compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2059 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 67 (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 cancer death rate by age group in Cuba?
- Cancer death rate by age group in Cuba was 0 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cancer death rate by age group recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 14.21 in 1969.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate by age group recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2007.
- How does Cuba rank for cancer death rate by age group?
- Cuba ranks 79th out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
- Is cancer death rate by age group rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cancer death rate by age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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