Female homicide rate in Cuba

Cuba: Female homicide rate was 1.86 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
1.86 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
50th
of 138 countries
All-time high
3.92 homicides per 100,000 population
in 1994
All-time low
1.86 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2019
Years of data
28
1992–2019

Female homicide rate in Cuba, 1992–2019

012341992200520191992: 3.3 homicides per 100,000 population1993: 3.4 homicides per 100,000 population1994: 3.9 homicides per 100,000 population1995: 3.9 homicides per 100,000 population1996: 3.1 homicides per 100,000 population1997: 3 homicides per 100,000 population1998: 3.4 homicides per 100,000 population1999: 2.9 homicides per 100,000 population2000: 2.8 homicides per 100,000 population2001: 2.9 homicides per 100,000 population2002: 3.3 homicides per 100,000 population2003: 2.7 homicides per 100,000 population2004: 2.6 homicides per 100,000 population2005: 3 homicides per 100,000 population2006: 2.4 homicides per 100,000 population2007: 2.5 homicides per 100,000 population2008: 2.1 homicides per 100,000 population2009: 2.7 homicides per 100,000 population2010: 2.2 homicides per 100,000 population2011: 2.3 homicides per 100,000 population2012: 2.4 homicides per 100,000 population2013: 2.6 homicides per 100,000 population2014: 2.7 homicides per 100,000 population2015: 2.4 homicides per 100,000 population2016: 2.1 homicides per 100,000 population2017: 2.3 homicides per 100,000 population2018: 1.9 homicides per 100,000 population2019: 1.9 homicides per 100,000 population

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 47 Paraguay 2.08 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  2. 48 Antigua and Barbuda 2.04 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  3. 49 Ukraine 1.9 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  4. 51 Tonga 1.84 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  5. 52 Lithuania 1.79 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  6. 53 Belarus 1.73 homicides per 100,000 population compare

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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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About this data

Indicator
Female homicide rate
Unit
homicides per 100,000 population
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
138 places, 2,732 data points, 1990–2024
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