Number of deaths in Cuba
Cuba: Number of deaths was 111,817 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
111,817
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
77th
of 236 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
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 236 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 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% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 111,817 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43,965, 2.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 111,817 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22,105, 5.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths 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 | +45.9% | 116,269 | 169,657 |
| 2022 | -33.0% | 169,657 | 113,753 |
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)
- 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 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 236 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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