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Homicide rate in Cuba

Cuba: Homicide rate was 4.46 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
4.46 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
67th
of 179 countries
All-time high
8.28 homicides per 100,000 population
in 1994
All-time low
4.37 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2018
Years of data
28
1992–2019

Homicide rate in Cuba, 1992–2019

024681992200520191992: 6.2 homicides per 100,000 population1993: 7.4 homicides per 100,000 population1994: 8.3 homicides per 100,000 population1995: 7.8 homicides per 100,000 population1996: 6.7 homicides per 100,000 population1997: 6.8 homicides per 100,000 population1998: 7.4 homicides per 100,000 population1999: 5.5 homicides per 100,000 population2000: 5.3 homicides per 100,000 population2001: 5.4 homicides per 100,000 population2002: 5.9 homicides per 100,000 population2003: 5.7 homicides per 100,000 population2004: 5.9 homicides per 100,000 population2005: 6.1 homicides per 100,000 population2006: 5.1 homicides per 100,000 population2007: 5 homicides per 100,000 population2008: 4.6 homicides per 100,000 population2009: 5 homicides per 100,000 population2010: 4.5 homicides per 100,000 population2011: 4.7 homicides per 100,000 population2012: 5.5 homicides per 100,000 population2013: 6 homicides per 100,000 population2014: 5.3 homicides per 100,000 population2015: 5.5 homicides per 100,000 population2016: 5.1 homicides per 100,000 population2017: 4.6 homicides per 100,000 population2018: 4.4 homicides per 100,000 population2019: 4.5 homicides per 100,000 population

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

Cuba recorded 4.46 homicides per 100,000 population for homicide rate in 2019.

The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, homicide rate in Cuba peaked at 8.28 homicides per 100,000 population in 1994 and was at its lowest, 4.37 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2018.

That places Cuba 67th out of 179 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7.01 homicides per 100,000 population 5.5 homicides per 100,000 population 8.28 homicides per 100,000 population 8
2000s 5.4 homicides per 100,000 population 4.56 homicides per 100,000 population 6.07 homicides per 100,000 population 10
2010s 5 homicides per 100,000 population 4.37 homicides per 100,000 population 5.97 homicides per 100,000 population 10

Countries ranked near Cuba

  1. 64 Thailand 4.79 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  2. 65 Tunisia 4.69 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  3. 66 Argentina 4.49 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  4. 68 Bolivia 4.42 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  5. 69 Cayman Islands 4.37 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  6. 70 Philippines 4.35 homicides per 100,000 population compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is homicide rate in Cuba?
Homicide rate in Cuba was 4.46 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 recorded in Cuba?
The highest recorded value was 8.28 homicides per 100,000 population in 1994.
What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Cuba?
The lowest recorded value was 4.37 homicides per 100,000 population in 2018.
How does Cuba rank for homicide rate?
Cuba ranks 67th out of 179 countries with data for 2019.
Is homicide rate rising or falling in Cuba?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Homicide rate
Unit
homicides per 100,000 population
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,154 data points, 1990–2024
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