Cuba vs Mexico
Cuba vs Mexico: Depression
Depression in 2017: 3.32% in Cuba and 2.79% in Mexico, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Cuba, by 0.53 percentage points, or 1.19 times that in Mexico.
% of people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Cuba has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Cuba ranked 113 and Mexico ranked 165 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 3.44% in 2017.
Every year
% of people · IHME
| Year | Cuba | Mexico | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.32 | 2.79 | 3.44 |
| 2016 | 3.32 | 2.78 | 3.44 |
| 2015 | 3.32 | 2.77 | 3.44 |
| 2014 | 3.33 | 2.77 | 3.44 |
| 2013 | 3.33 | 2.76 | 3.44 |
| 2012 | 3.34 | 2.76 | 3.44 |
| 2011 | 3.35 | 2.76 | 3.44 |
| 2010 | 3.36 | 2.76 | 3.44 |
| 2009 | 3.38 | 2.77 | 3.45 |
| 2008 | 3.4 | 2.78 | 3.48 |
| 2007 | 3.44 | 2.79 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 3.47 | 2.79 | 3.52 |
| 2005 | 3.52 | 2.79 | 3.53 |
| 2004 | 3.56 | 2.79 | 3.53 |
| 2003 | 3.61 | 2.78 | 3.53 |
| 2002 | 3.67 | 2.77 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 3.73 | 2.77 | 3.53 |
| 2000 | 3.78 | 2.76 | 3.53 |
| 1999 | 3.84 | 2.75 | 3.54 |
| 1998 | 3.91 | 2.74 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 3.98 | 2.73 | 3.54 |
| 1996 | 4.04 | 2.72 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | 4.07 | 2.71 | 3.55 |
| 1994 | 4.09 | 2.7 | 3.55 |
| 1993 | 4.1 | 2.69 | 3.55 |
| 1992 | 4.11 | 2.67 | 3.55 |
| 1991 | 4.12 | 2.66 | 3.55 |
| 1990 | 4.12 | 2.64 | 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
Cuba vs Mexico
Health
- Life expectancyCuba: 78.1 years in 2023Mexico: 75.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCuba: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024Mexico: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCuba: 4.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Mexico: 10.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Suicide rateCuba: 11.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Mexico: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCuba: 11 million people in 2023Mexico: 130 million people in 2023
- Population growthCuba: -0.35% a year in 2023Mexico: 0.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCuba: 1.44 births per woman in 2023Mexico: 1.91 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCuba: 77.2% in 2025Mexico: 80% in 2025
- Median ageCuba: 41.7 years in 2023Mexico: 28.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCuba: 16.2% in 2023Mexico: 8% in 2023
- Net migration rateCuba: -2.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Mexico: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCuba: 2.88% of GDP in 2018Mexico: 0.74% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personCuba: $11 in 2018Mexico: $104 in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCuba: 76,000 people in 2020Mexico: 341,000 people in 2020
- National powerCuba: 0.11% of world capability in 2022Mexico: 1.14% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCuba: 1.54% of the labour force in 2020Mexico: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCuba: 8 million TIV in 2004Mexico: 9 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCuba: 8 million TIV in 1980Mexico: 1 million TIV in 2019