Number of maternal deaths in Cuba
Cuba: Number of maternal deaths was 33 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of maternal deaths in Cuba, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
Cuba recorded 33 for number of maternal deaths in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.4% on the previous year and down 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths in Cuba peaked at 170 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 33, in 2023.
That places Cuba 101st out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Number of maternal deaths in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 120 | — |
| 1986 | 120 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 120 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 130 | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 120 | -7.7% |
| 1990 | 120 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 110 | -8.3% |
| 1992 | 110 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100 | -9.1% |
| 1994 | 94 | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 91 | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 84 | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 86 | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 81 | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 76 | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 69 | -9.2% |
| 2001 | 64 | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 64 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 60 | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 56 | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 51 | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 47 | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 54 | +14.9% |
| 2009 | 59 | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 57 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 58 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 54 | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 53 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 52 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 51 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 47 | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 45 | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 43 | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 41 | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 170 | +314.6% |
| 2022 | 39 | -77.1% |
| 2023 | 33 | -15.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 122 | 120 | 130 | 5 |
| 1990s | 95.2 | 76 | 120 | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.1 | 47 | 69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.5 | 43 | 58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.75 | 33 | 170 | 4 |
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- 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, total, annual growth rate 2.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1704 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate -0.3534 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5068 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths in Cuba?
- Number of maternal deaths in Cuba was 33 in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 170 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 33 in 2023.
- How does Cuba rank for number of maternal deaths?
- Cuba ranks 101st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A maternal death refers to the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes.