Female homicide rate in Cuba
Cuba: Female homicide rate was 1.86 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019. ▼ Falling
Female homicide rate 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 per 100,000 population.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 1.86 homicides per 100,000 population for female homicide rate in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide rate in Cuba peaked at 3.92 homicides per 100,000 population in 1994 and was at its lowest, 1.86 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2019.
That places Cuba 50th out of 138 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 | 3.36 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.89 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.92 homicides per 100,000 population | 8 |
| 2000s | 2.69 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.12 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.32 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.29 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.86 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.74 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 47 Paraguay 2.08 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 48 Antigua and Barbuda 2.04 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 49 Ukraine 1.9 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 51 Tonga 1.84 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 52 Lithuania 1.79 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 53 Belarus 1.73 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More gender data for Cuba
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 45,010 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 48,153 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 45,350 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 48,544 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 45,468 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 48,692 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 45,801 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 49,102 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 47,569 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 51,057 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide rate in Cuba?
- Female homicide rate in Cuba was 1.86 homicides per 100,000 population 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 female homicide rate recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 3.92 homicides per 100,000 population in 1994.
- What is the lowest female homicide rate recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.86 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019.
- How does Cuba rank for female homicide rate?
- Cuba ranks 50th out of 138 countries with data for 2019.
- Is female homicide rate rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. 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 Female homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof female victims .