Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Cuba
Cuba: Homicide rate by sex of the victim was 7.12 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Cuba, 1992–2019
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in homicides per 100,000 population.
Analysis
In 2019, homicide rate by sex of the victim in Cuba stood at 7.12 homicides per 100,000 population.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex of the victim in Cuba peaked at 12.53 homicides per 100,000 population in 1994 and was at its lowest, 6.75 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2010.
Cuba ranks 52nd of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.6 homicides per 100,000 population | 8.08 homicides per 100,000 population | 12.53 homicides per 100,000 population | 8 |
| 2000s | 8.11 homicides per 100,000 population | 7.02 homicides per 100,000 population | 9.17 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.74 homicides per 100,000 population | 6.75 homicides per 100,000 population | 9.4 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 49 British Virgin Islands 8.21 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 50 Philippines 7.54 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 51 Argentina 7.45 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 53 Kenya 7.11 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 54 Thailand 6.5 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 55 Bolivia 5.85 homicides per 100,000 population compare
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 homicide rate by sex of the victim in Cuba?
- Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Cuba was 7.12 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by sex of the victim recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 12.53 homicides per 100,000 population in 1994.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex of the victim recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.75 homicides per 100,000 population in 2010.
- How does Cuba rank for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Cuba ranks 52nd out of 138 countries with data for 2019.
- Is homicide rate by sex of the victim rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate by sex of the victim. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof male victims.