Liver cancer death rate in Cuba
Cuba: Liver cancer death rate was 3.96 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Liver cancer death rate in Cuba, 1979–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, liver cancer death rate in Cuba stood at 3.96.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liver cancer death rate in Cuba peaked at 4.77 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1996.
That places Cuba 62nd out of 110 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Liver cancer death rate in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1.39 | — |
| 1980 | 1.37 | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 1.39 | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 1.56 | +12.3% |
| 1983 | 1.86 | +18.8% |
| 1984 | 1.26 | -32.3% |
| 1985 | 1.7 | +35.7% |
| 1986 | 1.33 | -22.0% |
| 1987 | 1.52 | +14.0% |
| 1988 | 2.2 | +44.8% |
| 1989 | 1.82 | -16.9% |
| 1990 | 1.95 | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 1.88 | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1997 | 1.77 | — |
| 1998 | 1.7 | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2000 | 1.38 | — |
| 2001 | 4.56 | +231.4% |
| 2002 | 4.7 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 4.57 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 4.41 | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 4.52 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 4.47 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 4.62 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 4.55 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 4.4 | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 4.56 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 4.77 | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 3.92 | -17.8% |
| 2013 | 4.31 | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 4.28 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 4.05 | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 4.14 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 3.96 | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 3.95 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 4.14 | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 4.06 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 3.96 | -2.6% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 3.96 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.03, 98% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 3.96 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.96, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Liver cancer death rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +231.4% | 1.38 | 4.56 |
| 1996 | -100.0% | 1.88 | 0 |
| 1999 | -100.0% | 1.7 | 0 |
| 1988 | +44.8% | 1.52 | 2.2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.39 | 1.39 | 1.39 | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.6 | 1.26 | 2.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.22 | 0 | 1.95 | 6 |
| 2000s | 4.22 | 1.38 | 4.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.21 | 3.92 | 4.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.01 | 3.96 | 4.06 | 2 |
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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 liver cancer death rate in Cuba?
- Liver cancer death rate in Cuba was 3.96 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest liver cancer death rate recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 4.77 in 2011.
- What is the lowest liver cancer death rate recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1996.
- How does Cuba rank for liver cancer death rate?
- Cuba ranks 62nd out of 110 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liver cancer death rate rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Liver cancer death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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