Suicide mortality rate in Cuba
Cuba: Suicide mortality rate was 13.79 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate in Cuba, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 population.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 13.79 per 100,000 population for suicide mortality rate in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Cuba peaked at 17.27 per 100,000 population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.21 per 100,000 population, in 2007.
Cuba ranks 37th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.96 per 100,000 population | 12.21 per 100,000 population | 17.27 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.94 per 100,000 population | 13.39 per 100,000 population | 14.6 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.2 per 100,000 population | 13.79 per 100,000 population | 14.61 per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 34 Moldova 14.14 per 100,000 population compare
- 35 Switzerland 14.02 per 100,000 population compare
- 36 Sweden 13.84 per 100,000 population compare
- 38 Poland 13.67 per 100,000 population compare
- 39 Trinidad and Tobago 13.34 per 100,000 population compare
- 40 Czechia 13.33 per 100,000 population compare
More health data for Cuba
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 63,460 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 60,779 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 64,847 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 62,058 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 64,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 61,095 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 1.86 million (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 58,306 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 62,519 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 63,528 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Cuba?
- Suicide mortality rate in Cuba was 13.79 per 100,000 population in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest suicide mortality rate recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 17.27 per 100,000 population in 2000.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.21 per 100,000 population in 2007.
- How does Cuba rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Cuba ranks 37th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).