Share of deaths from homicide in Cuba
Cuba: Share of deaths from homicide was 0.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of deaths from homicide in Cuba, 1964–2021
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, share of deaths from homicide in Cuba stood at 0.3%. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.0% on the previous year and down 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of deaths from homicide in Cuba peaked at 1.1% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2021.
Cuba ranks 40th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Share of deaths from homicide in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 1.0% | — |
| 1968 | 0.6% | -37.9% |
| 1969 | 0.5% | -8.6% |
| 1970 | 0.6% | +20.0% |
| 1971 | 0.7% | +13.7% |
| 1972 | 0.7% | -10.9% |
| 1973 | 0.7% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.6% | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.7% | +12.9% |
| 1976 | 0.7% | -9.9% |
| 1977 | 0.7% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.9% | +34.9% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | +14.5% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | +12.2% |
| 1995 | 1.1% | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | -15.9% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -27.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +17.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -11.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -14.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -14.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +13.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -14.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -16.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -18.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 3 |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,696 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 67 deaths (2100)
- 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)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0776 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of deaths from homicide in Cuba?
- Share of deaths from homicide in Cuba was 0.3% in 2021, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of deaths from homicide recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 1994.
- What is the lowest share of deaths from homicide recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
- How does Cuba rank for share of deaths from homicide?
- Cuba ranks 40th out of 113 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of deaths from homicide rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of deaths from homicide. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of annual deaths which are homicides.