Homicides in Cuba
Cuba: Homicides was 567 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Homicides in Cuba, 1964–2021
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2021, homicides in Cuba stood at 567 deaths.
The figure is up 22.2% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Cuba peaked at 901 deaths in 1994 and was at its lowest, 301 deaths, in 1969.
That places Cuba 22nd out of 113 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.
Homicides in Cuba, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 457 deaths | — |
| 1968 | 319 deaths | -30.2% |
| 1969 | 301 deaths | -5.6% |
| 1970 | 349 deaths | +15.9% |
| 1971 | 386 deaths | +10.6% |
| 1972 | 325 deaths | -15.8% |
| 1973 | 338 deaths | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 343 deaths | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 373 deaths | +8.7% |
| 1976 | 349 deaths | -6.4% |
| 1977 | 370 deaths | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 673 deaths | +81.9% |
| 1993 | 802 deaths | +19.2% |
| 1994 | 901 deaths | +12.3% |
| 1995 | 852 deaths | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 732 deaths | -14.1% |
| 1997 | 747 deaths | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 818 deaths | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 609 deaths | -25.6% |
| 2000 | 587 deaths | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 605 deaths | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 661 deaths | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 642 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 660 deaths | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 684 deaths | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 576 deaths | -15.8% |
| 2007 | 568 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 515 deaths | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 565 deaths | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 505 deaths | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 534 deaths | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 621 deaths | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 674 deaths | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 600 deaths | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 619 deaths | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 572 deaths | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 516 deaths | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 491 deaths | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 503 deaths | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 464 deaths | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 567 deaths | +22.2% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 567 deaths is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 135 deaths, 4.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 567 deaths is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 438 deaths, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Homicides in Cuba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +81.9% | 370 deaths | 673 deaths |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 359 deaths | 301 deaths | 457 deaths | 3 |
| 1970s | 354.12 deaths | 325 deaths | 386 deaths | 8 |
| 1990s | 766.75 deaths | 609 deaths | 901 deaths | 8 |
| 2000s | 606.3 deaths | 515 deaths | 684 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 563.5 deaths | 491 deaths | 674 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 515.5 deaths | 464 deaths | 567 deaths | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 19 Chile 807 deaths compare
- 20 Costa Rica 623 deaths compare
- 21 Puerto Rico 585 deaths compare
- 23 Paraguay 532 deaths compare
- 24 Kazakhstan 491 deaths compare
- 25 France 477 deaths 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 567 deaths in 2021, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 901 deaths in 1994.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 301 deaths in 1969.
- How does Cuba rank for homicides?
- Cuba ranks 22nd out of 113 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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 Homicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual number of homicides.