Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Cuba

Number of intentional homicides in Cuba in 2019 — 500 people. Ranked 90 in the world out of 134. Since 1992, the indicator has fallen by 25.7%.

2019 500 people +1.83% vs 2018
World rank 90of 134
Period maximum 901 people1994
Period minimum 491 people2018

Trend over time

1992–2019 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Cuba, 1992–20194006008001,00019921995199820012004200720102013201620191992: 673 people1993: 802 people1994: 901 people1995: 852 people1996: 732 people1997: 747 people1998: 818 people1999: 609 people2000: 587 people2001: 605 people2002: 661 people2003: 642 people2004: 660 people2005: 684 people2006: 576 people2007: 568 people2008: 515 people2009: 565 people2010: 505 people2011: 534 people2012: 621 people2013: 674 people2014: 600 people2015: 619 people2016: 572 people2017: 516 people2018: 491 people2019: 500 people
Change over the period: −173 (−25.71%) Average annual rate: -1.09 %

Comparison, 2019

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cuba

Cuba 500 people
World 421,390 people
Latin America & Caribbean computed 129,611 people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 139,886 people
Number of intentional homicides — Cuba, by year Cuba All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2019 500 +9 +1.83%
2018 491 −25 −4.84%
2017 516 −56 −9.79%
2016 572 −47 −7.59%
2015 619 +19 +3.17%
2014 600 −74 −10.98%
2013 674 +53 +8.53%
2012 621 +87 +16.29%
2011 534 +29 +5.74%
2010 505 −60 −10.62%
2009 565 +50 +9.71%
2008 515 −53 −9.33%
2007 568 −8 −1.39%
2006 576 −108 −15.79%
2005 684 +24 +3.64%
2004 660 +18 +2.8%
2003 642 −19 −2.87%
2002 661 +56 +9.26%
2001 605 +18 +3.07%
2000 587 −22 −3.61%
1999 609 −209 −25.55%
1998 818 +71 +9.5%
1997 747 +15 +2.05%
1996 732 −120 −14.08%
1995 852 −49 −5.44%
1994 901 +99 +12.34%
1993 802 +129 +19.17%
1992 673

About the indicator

The number of victims of intentional homicide during a calendar year. UNODC treats intentional homicide as unlawful death inflicted with the intent to cause it — the definition is standardized across all countries, so the figures are comparable regardless of how the act is classified in national law. The data are collected through the annual survey of countries on crime trends and supplemented with estimates from death registration systems and medical statistics.

Important: The absolute count and the rate per 100,000 answer different questions: large countries stand in the top rows by the number of homicides, and entirely different ones by the rate. Both are worth looking at.

Source: UNODC Crime Statistics, license UN data: free to use with attribution.