Child homicide rate in Cuba
Cuba: Child homicide rate was 0.8394 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Child homicide rate in Cuba, 1964–2021
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child homicide rate in Cuba is 0.8394 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is down 34.4% on the previous year and down 50.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child homicide rate in Cuba peaked at 3.08 deaths per 100,000 people in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.8394 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
That places Cuba 31st out of 113 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
| 1970s | 1.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 8 |
| 1990s | 2.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9741 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8394 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More social development data for Cuba
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 115 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 29,395 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.176 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.074 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.022 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.176 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.054 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.057 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child homicide rate in Cuba?
- Child homicide rate in Cuba was 0.8394 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child homicide rate recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 3.08 deaths per 100,000 people in 1995.
- What is the lowest child homicide rate recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8394 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Cuba rank for child homicide rate?
- Cuba ranks 31st out of 113 countries with data for 2021.
- Is child homicide rate rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Child homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual number of homicides where the victim is under 20 years old, per 100,000 people in the same age-group.