Stillbirth rate in Cuba
Cuba: Stillbirth rate was 0.8994 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
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 196 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.
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
- 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)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.45 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 130 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.45 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.45 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.1% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.44 live births per woman (2023)
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 196 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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The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.