Number of deaths in Cuba

Cuba: Number of deaths was 111,817 in 2023. β–² 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 in Cuba, 1950–2023

050.0k100.0k150.0k195019862023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Cuba recorded 111,817 for number of deaths 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 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Cuba

  1. 74 Belgium 113,798 compare
  2. 75 Czechia 113,531 compare
  3. 76 Malawi 113,185 compare
  4. 78 Cambodia 111,341 compare
  5. 79 South Sudan, Republic of 110,343 compare
  6. 80 Zambia 107,913 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of deaths in Cuba?
Number of deaths in Cuba was 111,817 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of deaths recorded in Cuba?
The highest recorded value was 169,657 in 2021.
What is the lowest number of deaths recorded in Cuba?
The lowest recorded value was 59,969 in 1977.
How does Cuba rank for number of deaths?
Cuba ranks 77th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of deaths 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of deaths
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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