Tuberculosis death rate in Cuba
Cuba: Tuberculosis death rate was 0.9 deaths per 100,000 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis death rate in Cuba, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 0.9 deaths per 100,000 people for tuberculosis death rate in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 15.4% on the previous year and up 63.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis death rate in Cuba peaked at 0.9 deaths per 100,000 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.34 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2009.
Cuba ranks 145th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.475 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.523 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.624 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 142 Bahrain 0.93 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 143 Grenada 0.92 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 144 Costa Rica 0.91 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 146 Croatia 0.89 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 147 Barbados 0.88 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 148 Palau 0.85 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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 tuberculosis death rate in Cuba?
- Tuberculosis death rate in Cuba was 0.9 deaths per 100,000 people in 2024, according to WHO (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9 deaths per 100,000 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.34 deaths per 100,000 people in 2009.
- How does Cuba rank for tuberculosis death rate?
- Cuba ranks 145th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis death rate rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from WHO (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated annual number of deaths from all forms of tuberculosis per 100,000 people.