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Homicide rate by age of the victim in Cuba

Cuba: Homicide rate by age of the victim was 5.01 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
5.01 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 22.3%
World rank
26th
of 111 countries
All-time high
8.26 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1994
All-time low
3.52 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1969
Years of data
41
1964–2021

Homicide rate by age of the victim in Cuba, 1964–2021

024681964199220211964: 5.9 deaths per 100,000 people1968: 3.8 deaths per 100,000 people1969: 3.5 deaths per 100,000 people1970: 4.1 deaths per 100,000 people1971: 4.4 deaths per 100,000 people1972: 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people1973: 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people1974: 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people1975: 4 deaths per 100,000 people1976: 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people1977: 3.9 deaths per 100,000 people1992: 6.2 deaths per 100,000 people1993: 7.4 deaths per 100,000 people1994: 8.3 deaths per 100,000 people1995: 7.8 deaths per 100,000 people1996: 6.6 deaths per 100,000 people1997: 6.8 deaths per 100,000 people1998: 7.4 deaths per 100,000 people1999: 5.5 deaths per 100,000 people2000: 5.3 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 5.4 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 5.9 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 5.7 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 5.9 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 6.1 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 5.1 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 5 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 4.6 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 5 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 4.5 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 4.8 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 5.5 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 6 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 5.3 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 5.5 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 5 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 4.6 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 4.3 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 4.4 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 4.1 deaths per 100,000 people2021: 5 deaths per 100,000 people

Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

In 2021, homicide rate by age of the victim in Cuba stood at 5.01 deaths per 100,000 people.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.3% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, homicide rate by age of the victim in Cuba peaked at 8.26 deaths per 100,000 people in 1994 and was at its lowest, 3.52 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1969.

Cuba ranks 26th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.

Homicide rate by age of the victim in Cuba, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
1964 5.86 deaths per 100,000 people —
1968 3.79 deaths per 100,000 people -35.3%
1969 3.52 deaths per 100,000 people -7.3%
1970 4.08 deaths per 100,000 people +16.1%
1971 4.44 deaths per 100,000 people +8.8%
1972 3.67 deaths per 100,000 people -17.4%
1973 3.74 deaths per 100,000 people +2.0%
1974 3.73 deaths per 100,000 people -0.3%
1975 4 deaths per 100,000 people +7.1%
1976 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people -7.3%
1977 3.87 deaths per 100,000 people +4.6%
1992 6.24 deaths per 100,000 people +61.1%
1993 7.39 deaths per 100,000 people +18.5%
1994 8.26 deaths per 100,000 people +11.7%
1995 7.77 deaths per 100,000 people -5.9%
1996 6.64 deaths per 100,000 people -14.5%
1997 6.8 deaths per 100,000 people +2.3%
1998 7.41 deaths per 100,000 people +9.0%
1999 5.49 deaths per 100,000 people -25.9%
2000 5.28 deaths per 100,000 people -4.0%
2001 5.42 deaths per 100,000 people +2.7%
2002 5.9 deaths per 100,000 people +8.9%
2003 5.72 deaths per 100,000 people -3.1%
2004 5.87 deaths per 100,000 people +2.6%
2005 6.07 deaths per 100,000 people +3.5%
2006 5.11 deaths per 100,000 people -15.8%
2007 5.05 deaths per 100,000 people -1.3%
2008 4.58 deaths per 100,000 people -9.2%
2009 5.03 deaths per 100,000 people +9.8%
2010 4.5 deaths per 100,000 people -10.6%
2011 4.75 deaths per 100,000 people +5.6%
2012 5.52 deaths per 100,000 people +16.1%
2013 5.97 deaths per 100,000 people +8.3%
2014 5.31 deaths per 100,000 people -11.2%
2015 5.47 deaths per 100,000 people +3.0%
2016 5.05 deaths per 100,000 people -7.7%
2017 4.55 deaths per 100,000 people -9.8%
2018 4.33 deaths per 100,000 people -4.8%
2019 4.44 deaths per 100,000 people +2.5%
2020 4.1 deaths per 100,000 people -7.7%
2021 5.01 deaths per 100,000 people +22.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.39 deaths per 100,000 people 3.52 deaths per 100,000 people 5.86 deaths per 100,000 people 3
1970s 3.9 deaths per 100,000 people 3.67 deaths per 100,000 people 4.44 deaths per 100,000 people 8
1990s 7 deaths per 100,000 people 5.49 deaths per 100,000 people 8.26 deaths per 100,000 people 8
2000s 5.4 deaths per 100,000 people 4.58 deaths per 100,000 people 6.07 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 4.99 deaths per 100,000 people 4.33 deaths per 100,000 people 5.97 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 4.55 deaths per 100,000 people 4.1 deaths per 100,000 people 5.01 deaths per 100,000 people 2

Countries ranked near Cuba

  1. 23 Paraguay 7.37 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 24 Suriname 6.33 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 25 Mongolia 5.74 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 27 Russia 4.98 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 28 Chile 4.19 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 29 French Guiana 4.11 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is homicide rate by age of the victim in Cuba?
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Cuba was 5.01 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 homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Cuba?
The highest recorded value was 8.26 deaths per 100,000 people in 1994.
What is the lowest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Cuba?
The lowest recorded value was 3.52 deaths per 100,000 people in 1969.
How does Cuba rank for homicide rate by age of the victim?
Cuba ranks 26th out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
Is homicide rate by age of the victim rising or falling in Cuba?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Homicide rate by age of the victim. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Homicide rate by age of the victim
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,803 data points, 1950–2023
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Annual number of deaths from homicides, per 100,000 people within the same age-group.