Lifetime risk of maternal death in Cuba
Cuba: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 2,473 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Cuba, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in 1 in: rate varies by country.
Analysis
In 2023, lifetime risk of maternal death in Cuba stood at 2,473 1 in: rate varies by country. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 15.2% on the previous year and up 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Cuba peaked at 2,473 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023 and was at its lowest, 512 1 in: rate varies by country, in 2021.
Cuba ranks 74th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Cuba, year by year
| Year | 1 in: rate varies by country | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 725 1 in: rate varies by country | — |
| 1986 | 721 1 in: rate varies by country | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 729 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 723 1 in: rate varies by country | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 747 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 769 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 835 1 in: rate varies by country | +8.6% |
| 1992 | 899 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 965 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 1,019 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 1,056 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 1,149 1 in: rate varies by country | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 1,113 1 in: rate varies by country | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 1,185 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 1,260 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 1,394 1 in: rate varies by country | +10.6% |
| 2001 | 1,501 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 1,513 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 1,598 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 1,729 1 in: rate varies by country | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 1,884 1 in: rate varies by country | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 2,073 1 in: rate varies by country | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 2,046 1 in: rate varies by country | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 1,801 1 in: rate varies by country | -12.0% |
| 2009 | 1,647 1 in: rate varies by country | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 1,700 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 1,657 1 in: rate varies by country | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 1,774 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 1,789 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1,834 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 1,841 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1,989 1 in: rate varies by country | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 2,065 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 2,030 1 in: rate varies by country | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 2,075 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 2,118 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 512 1 in: rate varies by country | -75.8% |
| 2022 | 2,146 1 in: rate varies by country | +319.1% |
| 2023 | 2,473 1 in: rate varies by country | +15.2% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 2,473 1 in: rate varies by country is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,343 1 in: rate varies by country, 1.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 2,473 1 in: rate varies by country is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,080 1 in: rate varies by country, 2.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifetime risk of maternal death 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +319.1% | 512 1 in: rate varies by country | 2,146 1 in: rate varies by country |
| 2021 | -75.8% | 2,118 1 in: rate varies by country | 512 1 in: rate varies by country |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 729 1 in: rate varies by country | 721 1 in: rate varies by country | 747 1 in: rate varies by country | 5 |
| 1990s | 1,025 1 in: rate varies by country | 769 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,260 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,719 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,394 1 in: rate varies by country | 2,073 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,875 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,657 1 in: rate varies by country | 2,075 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,812 1 in: rate varies by country | 512 1 in: rate varies by country | 2,473 1 in: rate varies by country | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 71 Oman 3,068 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 72 Thailand 2,895 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 73 Malaysia 2,546 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 75 Egypt 2,223 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 76 Tajikistan 2,202 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 77 Argentina 2,189 1 in: rate varies by country compare
More health data for Cuba
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.47 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2059 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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 lifetime risk of maternal death in Cuba?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Cuba was 2,473 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 2,473 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 512 1 in: rate varies by country in 2021.
- How does Cuba rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Cuba ranks 74th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.