Homicides in Cuba
Cuba: Homicides was 500 homicides in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
500 homicides
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
58th
of 179 countries
All-time high
901 homicides
in 1994
All-time low
491 homicides
in 2018
Years of data
28
1992–2019
Homicides 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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicides in Cuba is 500 homicides, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Cuba peaked at 901 homicides in 1994 and was at its lowest, 491 homicides, in 2018.
That places Cuba 58th 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.
Homicides in Cuba, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 673 homicides | — |
| 1993 | 802 homicides | +19.2% |
| 1994 | 901 homicides | +12.3% |
| 1995 | 852 homicides | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 732 homicides | -14.1% |
| 1997 | 747 homicides | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 818 homicides | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 609 homicides | -25.6% |
| 2000 | 587 homicides | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 605 homicides | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 661 homicides | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 642 homicides | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 660 homicides | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 684 homicides | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 576 homicides | -15.8% |
| 2007 | 568 homicides | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 515 homicides | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 565 homicides | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 505 homicides | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 534 homicides | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 621 homicides | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 674 homicides | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 600 homicides | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 619 homicides | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 572 homicides | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 516 homicides | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 491 homicides | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 500 homicides | +1.8% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 500 homicides is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 241.5 homicides, 2.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 500 homicides is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 489 homicides, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 766.75 homicides | 609 homicides | 901 homicides | 8 |
| 2000s | 606.3 homicides | 515 homicides | 684 homicides | 10 |
| 2010s | 563.2 homicides | 491 homicides | 674 homicides | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 55 Algeria 536 homicides compare
- 56 Panama 522 homicides compare
- 57 Kazakhstan 511 homicides compare
- 59 El Salvador 496 homicides compare
- 60 Puerto Rico 489 homicides compare
- 61 Uzbekistan 479 homicides compare
More social development data for Cuba
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 115 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 29,395 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0027 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 29,395 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Cuba?
- Homicides in Cuba was 500 homicides 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 homicides recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 901 homicides in 1994.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 491 homicides in 2018.
- How does Cuba rank for homicides?
- Cuba ranks 58th out of 179 countries with data for 2019.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. 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 Homicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicides.