Number of deaths who in Cuba

Cuba: Number of deaths who was 169,579 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
169,579
Change on year
up 50.8%
World rank
61st
of 192 countries
All-time high
169,579
in 2021
All-time low
73,813
in 2002
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Number of deaths who in Cuba, 2000–2021

050.0k100.0k150.0k2000201020212000: 76.4k2001: 79.3k2002: 73.8k2003: 78.4k2004: 81.0k2005: 84.8k2006: 80.8k2007: 81.9k2008: 86.4k2009: 86.9k2010: 91.0k2011: 87.0k2012: 89.3k2013: 92.2k2014: 96.3k2015: 99.7k2016: 99.4k2017: 106.9k2018: 106.2k2019: 109.0k2020: 112.4k2021: 169.6k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of deaths who in Cuba is 169,579, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 50.8% on the previous year and up 94.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of deaths who in Cuba peaked at 169,579 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 73,813, in 2002.

Cuba ranks 61st of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Number of deaths who in Cuba, year by year

Annual values for Number of deaths who in Cuba, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 76,366
2001 79,325 +3.9%
2002 73,813 -6.9%
2003 78,386 +6.2%
2004 81,049 +3.4%
2005 84,780 +4.6%
2006 80,778 -4.7%
2007 81,893 +1.4%
2008 86,369 +5.5%
2009 86,891 +0.6%
2010 91,013 +4.7%
2011 87,005 -4.4%
2012 89,341 +2.7%
2013 92,219 +3.2%
2014 96,284 +4.4%
2015 99,660 +3.5%
2016 99,360 -0.3%
2017 106,924 +7.6%
2018 106,184 -0.7%
2019 109,050 +2.7%
2020 112,430 +3.1%
2021 169,579 +50.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 80,965 73,813 86,891 10
2010s 97,704 87,005 109,050 10
2020s 141,004 112,430 169,579 2

Countries ranked near Cuba

  1. 58 Kazakhstan 178,601 compare
  2. 59 Australia 172,507 compare
  3. 60 Netherlands 170,528 compare
  4. 62 Burkina Faso 166,652 compare
  5. 63 Chad 158,609 compare
  6. 64 Bulgaria 157,023 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of deaths who in Cuba?
Number of deaths who in Cuba was 169,579 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of deaths who recorded in Cuba?
The highest recorded value was 169,579 in 2021.
What is the lowest number of deaths who recorded in Cuba?
The lowest recorded value was 73,813 in 2002.
How does Cuba rank for number of deaths who?
Cuba ranks 61st out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is number of deaths who rising or falling in Cuba?
Over the last ten years it is up 94.9%. 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 who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of deaths who
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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