Number of youth deaths in Cuba
Cuba: Number of youth deaths was 1,097 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Cuba, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of youth deaths in Cuba is 1,097 deaths, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Cuba peaked at 3,093 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 991 deaths, in 2017.
Cuba ranks 114th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Cuba, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,093 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 2,881 deaths | -6.9% |
| 1992 | 2,638 deaths | -8.4% |
| 1993 | 2,439 deaths | -7.5% |
| 1994 | 2,279 deaths | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 2,155 deaths | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 2,040 deaths | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 1,971 deaths | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 1,915 deaths | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 1,824 deaths | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 1,714 deaths | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 1,601 deaths | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 1,516 deaths | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 1,434 deaths | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 1,328 deaths | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 1,222 deaths | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 1,125 deaths | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 1,064 deaths | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 1,055 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 1,069 deaths | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 1,064 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1,057 deaths | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 1,044 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 1,024 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 1,013 deaths | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 1,009 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1,001 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 991 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1,005 deaths | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 1,017 deaths | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 1,019 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,024 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1,039 deaths | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 1,069 deaths | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 1,097 deaths | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,324 deaths | 1,824 deaths | 3,093 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,313 deaths | 1,055 deaths | 1,714 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,022 deaths | 991 deaths | 1,064 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,050 deaths | 1,019 deaths | 1,097 deaths | 5 |
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- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -2.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0726 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Cuba?
- Number of youth deaths in Cuba was 1,097 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 3,093 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 991 deaths in 2017.
- How does Cuba rank for number of youth deaths?
- Cuba ranks 114th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.