Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Cuba
Cuba: Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex was 500 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Cuba, 1992–2019
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Cuba is 500, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Cuba peaked at 901 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 491, in 2018.
Cuba ranks 62nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 673 | — |
| 1993 | 802 | +19.2% |
| 1994 | 901 | +12.3% |
| 1995 | 852 | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 732 | -14.1% |
| 1997 | 747 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 818 | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 609 | -25.6% |
| 2000 | 587 | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 605 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 661 | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 642 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 660 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 684 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 576 | -15.8% |
| 2007 | 568 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 515 | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 565 | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 505 | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 534 | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 621 | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 674 | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 600 | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 619 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 572 | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 516 | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 491 | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 500 | +1.8% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 500 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 207.5, 2.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 500 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 372, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 766.75 | 609 | 901 | 8 |
| 2000s | 606.3 | 515 | 684 | 10 |
| 2010s | 563.2 | 491 | 674 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 60 Lesotho 519 compare
- 61 Kazakhstan 511 compare
- 63 Puerto Rico 493 compare
- 64 Uzbekistan 479 compare
- 65 Paraguay 477 compare
More development goals data for Cuba
- Red List Index 0.6873 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 246.13 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 696.42 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 57 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 57 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 56 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 44 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 44 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 44 (2025)
- Infant deaths 648 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Cuba?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Cuba was 500 in 2019, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 901 in 1994.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 491 in 2018.
- How does Cuba rank for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex?
- Cuba ranks 62nd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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