Cuba vs Haiti
Cuba vs Haiti: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 11.3 per 100,000 people in Cuba and 8.6 per 100,000 people in Haiti, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Cuba, by 2.7 per 100,000 people, or 1.32 times that in Haiti.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Cuba has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Cuba ranked 60 and Haiti ranked 108 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017.
Every year
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Year | Cuba | Haiti | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.3 | 8.6 | 10 |
| 2016 | 11.2 | 8.6 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 11.1 | 8.7 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 10.8 | 8.8 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 10.9 | 8.8 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 11 | 8.9 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 10.6 | 9 | 11 |
| 2010 | 11.2 | 9 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 11.1 | 9 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 11 | 9 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 11 | 9 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 11.2 | 9.1 | 12 |
| 2005 | 12 | 9.1 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 12.2 | 9.1 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 12.5 | 9.2 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 13 | 9.2 | 13 |
| 2001 | 14.3 | 9.3 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 15.3 | 9.5 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 16.6 | 9.7 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 17.4 | 9.8 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 17.7 | 10 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 18.3 | 10.2 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 19.3 | 10.5 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 19.9 | 10.6 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 20.1 | 10.8 | 16 |
| 1992 | 20 | 10.8 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 19.9 | 11 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 19.8 | 11.1 | 15.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Deaths by suicide in a year, per 100,000 people.
- 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
Cuba vs Haiti
Health
People
- PopulationCuba: 11 million people in 2023Haiti: 11.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthCuba: -0.35% a year in 2023Haiti: 1.17% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCuba: 1.44 births per woman in 2023Haiti: 2.66 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCuba: 77.2% in 2025Haiti: 55.6% in 2025
- Median ageCuba: 41.7 years in 2023Haiti: 23.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCuba: 16.2% in 2023Haiti: 4.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateCuba: -2.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Haiti: -2.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCuba: 2.88% of GDP in 2018Haiti: 0.12% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personCuba: $11 in 2018Haiti: $3 in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCuba: 76,000 people in 2020Haiti: 1,000 people in 2020
- National powerCuba: 0.11% of world capability in 2022Haiti: 0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCuba: 1.54% of the labour force in 2020Haiti: 0.02% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCuba: 8 million TIV in 2004Haiti: 1 million TIV in 2025