Cuba vs Suriname: Child homicide rate
Cuba
0.8298 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Suriname
0.9714 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2014
Cuba rank
33rd
Suriname rank
30th
Child homicide rate over time
- Cuba
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 0.9714 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.8298 deaths per 100,000 people in Cuba, a difference of 0.1416 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.2 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 33rd and Suriname ranks 30th of 113 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.29 deaths per 100,000 people | Cuba |
| 1970s | 1.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | Cuba |
| 1990s | 2.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9884 deaths per 100,000 people | Cuba |
| 2000s | 1.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8452 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8543 deaths per 100,000 people | Cuba |
| 2010s | 1.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2237 deaths per 100,000 people | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child homicide rate, Cuba or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 0.9714 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.8298 deaths per 100,000 people in Cuba as of 2014.
- What is the difference in child homicide rate between Cuba and Suriname?
- 0.1416 deaths per 100,000 people, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Suriname?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2014.
- How do Cuba and Suriname rank globally for child homicide rate?
- Cuba ranks 33rd and Suriname ranks 30th of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Child homicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from homicide per 100,000 people aged under 20, based on the underlying cause listed on death certificates.