Chile vs Cuba: Homicide rate by age of the victim
Chile
4.19 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Cuba
5.01 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Chile rank
28th
Cuba rank
26th
Homicide rate by age of the victim over time
- Chile
- Cuba
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 5.01 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.19 deaths per 100,000 people in Chile, a difference of 0.82 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.2 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Cuba ahead.
Chile ranks 28th and Cuba ranks 26th of 111 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Cuba in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2176 deaths per 100,000 people | Chile |
| 1970s | 3.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7385 deaths per 100,000 people | Cuba |
| 1990s | 2.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.12 deaths per 100,000 people | Cuba |
| 2000s | 5.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.185 deaths per 100,000 people | Cuba |
| 2010s | 3.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people | Cuba |
| 2020s | 2.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate by age of the victim, Chile or Cuba?
- Cuba, at 5.01 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.19 deaths per 100,000 people in Chile as of 2021.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by age of the victim between Chile and Cuba?
- 0.82 deaths per 100,000 people, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Cuba?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2021.
- How do Chile and Cuba rank globally for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Chile ranks 28th and Cuba ranks 26th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate by age of the victim. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual number of deaths from homicides, per 100,000 people within the same age-group.