Tuberculosis death rate in Cuba
Cuba: Tuberculosis death rate was 0.48 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis death rate 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
The most recent figure for tuberculosis death rate in Cuba is 0.48 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 54.8% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis death rate in Cuba peaked at 0.48 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.26 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2018.
Cuba ranks 155th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.394 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.363 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.395 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 152 Slovenia 0.53 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 153 Kuwait 0.52 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 154 Finland 0.51 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 155 France 0.48 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 157 Egypt 0.46 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 157 Italy 0.46 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Cuba
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 69,425 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 66,334 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 68,683 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 65,825 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 67,719 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 64,884 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis death rate in Cuba?
- Tuberculosis death rate in Cuba was 0.48 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 tuberculosis death rate recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 0.48 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.26 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018.
- How does Cuba rank for tuberculosis death rate?
- Cuba ranks 155th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tuberculosis death rate rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Tuberculosis death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from tuberculosis in both sexes, per 100,000 people.