Cuba vs Somalia: Homicide rate (World Health)
Cuba
5.03 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Somalia
4.97 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Cuba rank
90th
Somalia rank
91st
Homicide rate (World Health) over time
- Cuba
- Somalia
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 5.03 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.97 deaths per 100,000 people in Somalia, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Somalia ahead.
Cuba ranks 90th and Somalia ranks 91st of 194 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.862 deaths per 100,000 people | Somalia |
| 2010s | 5.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.407 deaths per 100,000 people | Somalia |
| 2020s | 5.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Cuba or Somalia?
- Cuba, at 5.03 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.97 deaths per 100,000 people in Somalia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Cuba and Somalia?
- 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Somalia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Cuba and Somalia rank globally for homicide rate?
- Cuba ranks 90th and Somalia ranks 91st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes, per 100,000 people.