Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) in Cuba
Cuba: Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) was 4.32 per 100,000 female population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
4.32 per 100,000 female population
Change on year
down 17.2%
World rank
72nd
of 185 countries
All-time high
9.94 per 100,000 female population
in 2000
All-time low
4.32 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Suicide mortality rate, female in Cuba, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 female population.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 4.32 per 100,000 female population for suicide mortality rate, female in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 17.2% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, female in Cuba peaked at 9.94 per 100,000 female population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.32 per 100,000 female population, in 2021.
Cuba ranks 72nd of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) in Cuba, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.94 per 100,000 female population | — |
| 2001 | 8.33 per 100,000 female population | -16.2% |
| 2002 | 8.44 per 100,000 female population | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 6.89 per 100,000 female population | -18.4% |
| 2004 | 6.91 per 100,000 female population | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 6.54 per 100,000 female population | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 5.08 per 100,000 female population | -22.3% |
| 2007 | 4.98 per 100,000 female population | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 5.78 per 100,000 female population | +16.1% |
| 2009 | 6.21 per 100,000 female population | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 6.07 per 100,000 female population | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 5.87 per 100,000 female population | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 5.42 per 100,000 female population | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 5.57 per 100,000 female population | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 5.7 per 100,000 female population | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 5.67 per 100,000 female population | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 5.44 per 100,000 female population | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 6.32 per 100,000 female population | +16.2% |
| 2018 | 5.82 per 100,000 female population | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 4.89 per 100,000 female population | -16.0% |
| 2020 | 5.22 per 100,000 female population | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 4.32 per 100,000 female population | -17.2% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 4.32 per 100,000 female population is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.15 per 100,000 female population, 1.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 4.32 per 100,000 female population is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.22 per 100,000 female population, 1.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.91 per 100,000 female population | 4.98 per 100,000 female population | 9.94 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.68 per 100,000 female population | 4.89 per 100,000 female population | 6.32 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.77 per 100,000 female population | 4.32 per 100,000 female population | 5.22 per 100,000 female population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 69 Spain 4.47 per 100,000 female population compare
- 70 Malta 4.4 per 100,000 female population compare
- 71 Vietnam 4.34 per 100,000 female population compare
- 73 Luxembourg 4.27 per 100,000 female population compare
- 74 Bulgaria 4.19 per 100,000 female population compare
- 75 Cape Verde 4.15 per 100,000 female population compare
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, female in Cuba?
- Suicide mortality rate, female in Cuba was 4.32 per 100,000 female population in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest suicide mortality rate, female recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 9.94 per 100,000 female population in 2000.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, female recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.32 per 100,000 female population in 2021.
- How does Cuba rank for suicide mortality rate, female?
- Cuba ranks 72nd out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, female rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).