Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Cuba
Cuba: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1.51 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 51.4%
World rank
14th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.51 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
0.6608 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2002
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Cuba, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Cuba stood at 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 51.4% on the previous year and up 95.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Cuba peaked at 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6608 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2002.
Cuba ranks 14th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Cuba, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6876 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.7121 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6608 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6999 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.722 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7539 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7174 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7267 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7659 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7701 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8061 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.77 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.79 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8145 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8497 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8788 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.876 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9432 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9373 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9636 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9949 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people | +51.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7216 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6608 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7701 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8629 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9636 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9949 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 11 Hungary 1.59 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 12 Croatia 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 13 Belarus 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 15 Republic of Moldova 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 16 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 17 Niue 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,696 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Cuba?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Cuba was 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6608 deaths per 100,000 people in 2002.
- How does Cuba rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Cuba ranks 14th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.