Total disease burden in Cuba
Cuba: Total disease burden was 4.65 million DALYs in 2021. ▲ Rising
Total disease burden in Cuba, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in DALYs.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total disease burden in Cuba is 4.65 million DALYs, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 27.3% on the previous year and up 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total disease burden in Cuba peaked at 4.65 million DALYs in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.94 million DALYs, in 2002.
Cuba ranks 82nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.04 million DALYs | 2.94 million DALYs | 3.13 million DALYs | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.35 million DALYs | 3.13 million DALYs | 3.60 million DALYs | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.15 million DALYs | 3.66 million DALYs | 4.65 million DALYs | 2 |
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More health data for Cuba
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 69,425 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 66,334 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 68,683 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 65,825 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 67,719 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 64,884 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total disease burden in Cuba?
- Total disease burden in Cuba was 4.65 million DALYs in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total disease burden recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 4.65 million DALYs in 2021.
- What is the lowest total disease burden recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.94 million DALYs in 2002.
- How does Cuba rank for total disease burden?
- Cuba ranks 82nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total disease burden rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total disease burden. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of DALYs from all causes in both sexes.