Stillbirth rate in Cuba
Cuba: Stillbirth rate was 0.8994 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.8994 deaths per 100 births
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
89th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.11 deaths per 100 births
in 2000
All-time low
0.612 deaths per 100 births
in 2014
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Stillbirth rate in Cuba, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 births.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 0.8994 deaths per 100 births for stillbirth rate in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Cuba peaked at 1.11 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.612 deaths per 100 births, in 2014.
That places Cuba 89th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Stillbirth rate in Cuba, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100 births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.11 deaths per 100 births | — |
| 2001 | 1.03 deaths per 100 births | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9854 deaths per 100 births | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9646 deaths per 100 births | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9349 deaths per 100 births | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.897 deaths per 100 births | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8584 deaths per 100 births | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8138 deaths per 100 births | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7821 deaths per 100 births | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7371 deaths per 100 births | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6844 deaths per 100 births | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6536 deaths per 100 births | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6456 deaths per 100 births | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6338 deaths per 100 births | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.612 deaths per 100 births | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.618 deaths per 100 births | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6609 deaths per 100 births | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6987 deaths per 100 births | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7149 deaths per 100 births | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7274 deaths per 100 births | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7892 deaths per 100 births | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8558 deaths per 100 births | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8879 deaths per 100 births | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8994 deaths per 100 births | +1.3% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 0.8994 deaths per 100 births is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7544 deaths per 100 births, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 0.8994 deaths per 100 births is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8266 deaths per 100 births, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9115 deaths per 100 births | 0.7371 deaths per 100 births | 1.11 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6649 deaths per 100 births | 0.612 deaths per 100 births | 0.7274 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8581 deaths per 100 births | 0.7892 deaths per 100 births | 0.8994 deaths per 100 births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 86 Trinidad and Tobago 0.913 deaths per 100 births compare
- 87 Sao Tome and Principe 0.9113 deaths per 100 births compare
- 88 Paraguay 0.9022 deaths per 100 births compare
- 90 Mauritius 0.8901 deaths per 100 births compare
- 91 Algeria 0.8807 deaths per 100 births compare
- 92 Tuvalu 0.8709 deaths per 100 births compare
More population data for Cuba
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.9101 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.07 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -4.39 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.07 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.1% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 195,101 people (2100)
- Population density 53.73 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.1% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.9735 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.2775 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in Cuba?
- Stillbirth rate in Cuba was 0.8994 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.612 deaths per 100 births in 2014.
- How does Cuba rank for stillbirth rate?
- Cuba ranks 89th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.