Cuba vs Russia: Homicide rate
Cuba
5.01 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Russia
4.98 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Cuba rank
26th
Russia rank
27th
Homicide rate over time
- Cuba
- Russia
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 5.01 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.98 deaths per 100,000 people in Russia, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 26th and Russia ranks 27th of 111 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7 deaths per 100,000 people | 27.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.11 deaths per 100,000 people | Russia |
| 2000s | 5.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 24.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.64 deaths per 100,000 people | Russia |
| 2010s | 4.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.71 deaths per 100,000 people | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Cuba or Russia?
- Cuba, at 5.01 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.98 deaths per 100,000 people in Russia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Cuba and Russia?
- 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Russia?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2019.
- How do Cuba and Russia rank globally for homicide rate?
- Cuba ranks 26th and Russia ranks 27th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor 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
Annual number of homicides per 100,000 people.