Homicides in Cuba
Cuba: Homicides was 500 homicides in 2019. ▼ Falling
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.
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
- 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 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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About this data
Number of intentional homicides.