Argentina vs Cuba
Argentina vs Cuba: Depression
Depression in 2017: 3.67% in Argentina and 3.32% in Cuba, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Argentina, by 0.35 percentage points, or 1.1 times that in Cuba.
% of people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Argentina has been higher since 2003, when it overtook Cuba.
- The world as a whole: 3.44% in 2017.
Every year
% of people · IHME
| Year | Argentina | Cuba | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.67 | 3.32 | 3.44 |
| 2016 | 3.66 | 3.32 | 3.44 |
| 2015 | 3.66 | 3.32 | 3.44 |
| 2014 | 3.65 | 3.33 | 3.44 |
| 2013 | 3.65 | 3.33 | 3.44 |
| 2012 | 3.65 | 3.34 | 3.44 |
| 2011 | 3.65 | 3.35 | 3.44 |
| 2010 | 3.65 | 3.36 | 3.44 |
| 2009 | 3.65 | 3.38 | 3.45 |
| 2008 | 3.65 | 3.4 | 3.48 |
| 2007 | 3.65 | 3.44 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 3.65 | 3.47 | 3.52 |
| 2005 | 3.66 | 3.52 | 3.53 |
| 2004 | 3.66 | 3.56 | 3.53 |
| 2003 | 3.66 | 3.61 | 3.53 |
| 2002 | 3.66 | 3.67 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 3.66 | 3.73 | 3.53 |
| 2000 | 3.66 | 3.78 | 3.53 |
| 1999 | 3.65 | 3.84 | 3.54 |
| 1998 | 3.64 | 3.91 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 3.64 | 3.98 | 3.54 |
| 1996 | 3.63 | 4.04 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | 3.62 | 4.07 | 3.55 |
| 1994 | 3.61 | 4.09 | 3.55 |
| 1993 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.55 |
| 1992 | 3.59 | 4.11 | 3.55 |
| 1991 | 3.58 | 4.12 | 3.55 |
| 1990 | 3.57 | 4.12 | 3.54 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living with a depressive disorder, as the Global Burden of Disease study estimates it.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Argentina vs Cuba
Health
- Life expectancyArgentina: 77.4 years in 2023Cuba: 78.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityArgentina: 1 per 100 live births in 2024Cuba: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityArgentina: 9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Cuba: 4.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Suicide rateArgentina: 10.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Cuba: 11.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationArgentina: 45.5 million people in 2023Cuba: 11 million people in 2023
- Population growthArgentina: 0.35% a year in 2023Cuba: -0.35% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateArgentina: 1.5 births per woman in 2023Cuba: 1.44 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationArgentina: 92.4% in 2025Cuba: 77.2% in 2025
- Median ageArgentina: 32.1 years in 2023Cuba: 41.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overArgentina: 12.2% in 2023Cuba: 16.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateArgentina: 0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Cuba: -2.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingArgentina: 0.56% of GDP in 2025Cuba: 2.88% of GDP in 2018
- Military spending per personArgentina: $85 in 2025Cuba: $11 in 2018
- Armed forces personnelArgentina: 103,000 people in 2020Cuba: 76,000 people in 2020
- National powerArgentina: 0.45% of world capability in 2022Cuba: 0.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersArgentina: 0.53% of the labour force in 2020Cuba: 1.54% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsArgentina: 108 million TIV in 2025Cuba: 8 million TIV in 2004
- Arms exportsArgentina: 1 million TIV in 2011Cuba: 8 million TIV in 1980