Cuba vs United States
Cuba vs United States: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 11.3 per 100,000 people in Cuba and 12.8 per 100,000 people in United States, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in United States, by 1.6 per 100,000 people, or 1.14 times that in Cuba.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- United States has been higher since 2006, when it overtook Cuba.
- In 2017, Cuba ranked 60 and United States ranked 45 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 | United States | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.3 | 12.8 | 10 |
| 2016 | 11.2 | 12.8 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 11.1 | 12.5 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 10.8 | 12.2 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 10.9 | 12 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 11 | 12 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 10.6 | 12 | 11 |
| 2010 | 11.2 | 11.8 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 11.1 | 11.8 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 11 | 11.8 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 11 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 11.2 | 11.6 | 12 |
| 2005 | 12 | 11.5 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 12.2 | 11.3 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 12.5 | 11.4 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 13 | 11.3 | 13 |
| 2001 | 14.3 | 11.1 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 15.3 | 10.9 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 16.6 | 10.9 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 17.4 | 11.1 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 17.7 | 11.4 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 18.3 | 11.7 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 19.3 | 12 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 19.9 | 12.1 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 20.1 | 12.1 | 16 |
| 1992 | 20 | 11.9 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 19.9 | 12.1 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 19.8 | 12.1 | 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 United States
Health
- Life expectancyCuba: 78.1 years in 2023United States: 79.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCuba: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024United States: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCuba: 4.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023United States: 5.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCuba: 3.32% in 2017United States: 4.84% in 2017
People
- PopulationCuba: 11 million people in 2023United States: 344 million people in 2023
- Population growthCuba: -0.35% a year in 2023United States: 0.58% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCuba: 1.44 births per woman in 2023United States: 1.62 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCuba: 77.2% in 2025United States: 80.2% in 2025
- Median ageCuba: 41.7 years in 2023United States: 38 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCuba: 16.2% in 2023United States: 17.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateCuba: -2.1 per 1,000 people in 2023United States: 3.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCuba: 2.88% of GDP in 2018United States: 3.12% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personCuba: $11 in 2018United States: $2,755 in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCuba: 76,000 people in 2020United States: 1.4 million people in 2020
- National powerCuba: 0.11% of world capability in 2022United States: 12.36% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCuba: 1.54% of the labour force in 2020United States: 0.84% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCuba: 8 million TIV in 2004United States: 745 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCuba: 8 million TIV in 1980United States: 14 billion TIV in 2025