Number of deaths per year in Cuba
Cuba: Number of deaths per year was 111,817 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
111,817
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
77th
of 229 countries
All-time high
169,657
in 2021
All-time low
59,969
in 1977
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of deaths per year in Cuba, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 111,817 for number of deaths per year in 2023.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths per year in Cuba peaked at 169,657 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 59,969, in 1977.
Cuba ranks 77th of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Number of deaths per year in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 66,619 | — |
| 1951 | 65,588 | -1.5% |
| 1952 | 64,956 | -1.0% |
| 1953 | 64,625 | -0.5% |
| 1954 | 64,342 | -0.4% |
| 1955 | 64,090 | -0.4% |
| 1956 | 64,265 | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 64,218 | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 64,244 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 64,274 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 64,510 | +0.4% |
| 1961 | 64,900 | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 64,646 | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 66,596 | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 64,898 | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 64,933 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 64,481 | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 63,944 | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 63,463 | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 63,142 | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 62,033 | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 61,239 | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 60,905 | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 61,024 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 60,652 | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 60,246 | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 60,011 | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 59,969 | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 60,100 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 61,028 | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 61,912 | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 62,814 | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 62,010 | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 62,966 | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 64,815 | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 66,846 | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 68,096 | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 69,584 | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 70,832 | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 73,116 | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 74,230 | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 76,845 | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 78,250 | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 80,001 | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 80,045 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 80,552 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 80,399 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 79,867 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 79,604 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 80,128 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 81,695 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 81,128 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 81,884 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 79,626 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 82,308 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 82,940 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 86,860 | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 88,498 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 90,358 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 92,755 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 92,080 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 92,277 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 93,193 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 96,212 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 100,267 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 102,859 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 106,348 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 111,464 | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 110,763 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 112,552 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 116,269 | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 169,657 | +45.9% |
| 2022 | 113,753 | -33.0% |
| 2023 | 111,817 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 64,722 | 64,090 | 66,619 | 10 |
| 1960s | 64,551 | 63,142 | 66,596 | 10 |
| 1970s | 60,721 | 59,969 | 62,033 | 10 |
| 1980s | 66,299 | 61,912 | 73,116 | 10 |
| 1990s | 78,992 | 74,230 | 80,552 | 10 |
| 2000s | 84,805 | 79,626 | 92,755 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101,802 | 92,080 | 112,552 | 10 |
| 2020s | 127,874 | 111,817 | 169,657 | 4 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,696 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 67 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 2.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0948 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0756 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths per year in Cuba?
- Number of deaths per year in Cuba was 111,817 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of deaths per year recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 169,657 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of deaths per year recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 59,969 in 1977.
- How does Cuba rank for number of deaths per year?
- Cuba ranks 77th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of deaths per year rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. 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 Number of deaths per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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