Lifetime risk of maternal death in Cuba
Cuba: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 0.0404 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Cuba, 1985–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, lifetime risk of maternal death in Cuba stood at 0.0404. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.2% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Cuba peaked at 0.1952 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0404, in 2023.
Cuba ranks 121st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.138 | — |
| 1986 | 0.1387 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1371 | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1384 | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1339 | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1301 | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1197 | -8.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1112 | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1036 | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0981 | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0947 | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.087 | -8.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0898 | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0844 | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0793 | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0717 | -9.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0666 | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0661 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0626 | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0578 | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0531 | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0482 | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0489 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0555 | +13.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0607 | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0588 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0603 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0564 | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0559 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0545 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0543 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0503 | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0484 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0493 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0482 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0472 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1952 | +313.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0466 | -76.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0404 | -13.2% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 0.0404 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0745, 54% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 0.0404 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0926, 44% of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +313.4% | 0.0472 | 0.1952 |
| 2022 | -76.1% | 0.1952 | 0.0466 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1372 | 0.1339 | 0.1387 | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0998 | 0.0793 | 0.1301 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0591 | 0.0482 | 0.0717 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0536 | 0.0482 | 0.0603 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0824 | 0.0404 | 0.1952 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
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)
- 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 lifetime risk of maternal death in Cuba?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Cuba was 0.0404 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1952 in 2021.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0404 in 2023.
- How does Cuba rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Cuba ranks 121st 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 down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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