Homicide rate in Cuba
Cuba: Homicide rate was 5.01 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
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 homicide rate in Cuba is 5.01 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 22.3% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate 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.
That places Cuba 26th out of 111 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 23 Paraguay 7.37 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 24 Suriname 6.33 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 25 Mongolia 5.74 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 27 Russia 4.98 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 28 Chile 4.19 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 29 French Guiana 4.11 deaths per 100,000 people 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 in Cuba?
- Homicide rate 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 recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 8.26 deaths per 100,000 people in 1994.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.52 deaths per 100,000 people in 1969.
- How does Cuba rank for homicide rate?
- Cuba ranks 26th out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual number of homicides per 100,000 people.