31 of its 58 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
25 Sep to 24 Oct: 44 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about twice the world's share (19).
What stood out
The news pointed at Cuba on 13 of the 30 days held.
Most on Sunday 4 October 2026: Havana accounted for 20 of Cuba's 31 stories about harm, carried by 4 outlets.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Cuba: stories about people being harmed, out of every 100 of its stories
Dashed line: the world. Shaded: its normal range over these days. Blue dots: its biggest days.
CubaThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightScroll sideways for earlier events. Key events are the most covered, not necessarily the most harmful: attacks, accidents and disasters, displacement, protests and outbreaks, ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported them and how clearly they were about one thing, so every year competes fairly.
Its biggest days
when the news pointed at Cuba most45 of its 92 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Havana accounted for 30 of Cuba's 45 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets.
57 of its 104 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories).
38 of its 71 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 7 of Havana's 14 stories were about protests or strikes.
31 of its 60 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Havana accounted for 20 of Cuba's 31 stories about harm, carried by 4 outlets.
53 of its 95 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 10 of Havana's 19 stories were about protests or strikes.
7 more days the news pointed at Cuba
50 of its 103 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Havana accounted for 31 of Cuba's 50 stories about harm, carried by 12 outlets.
27 of its 67 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories).
32 of its 61 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%.
43 of its 93 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Havana accounted for 25 of Cuba's 43 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets.
44 of its 99 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 19 of Havana's 29 stories were about protests or strikes.
25 of its 75 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 9 of Havana's 16 stories were about protests or strikes.
51 of its 90 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 11 million people live in Cuba. Over these days its news carried 99 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about three times the world's rate (36 per million).
How much of the world's attention reached it for its size: coverage per person, not harm per person. Population is approximate (about 2023).
Parts of life
Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.
Rights & justice32%346 stories
Shelter & services22%235 stories
Food & livelihood16%175 stories
Health13%139 stories
Disasters & accidents8%85 stories
Conflict & violence7%73 stories
Displacement2%17 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given1%13 stories
Where it happened
Cuba (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days, coloured by kind. Click a dot for its stories.
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting arrests185 Stories reporting people killed183 Stories reporting people affected146 Stories reporting refugees21 Stories reporting people injured19 Stories reporting evacuations5 Stories reporting people displaced3Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were a little harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Cuba. Ring: the world. Measured over 1,085 stories.
Feelings
Angera little less angry than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Griefmuch less grief-stricken than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Feara little more fearful than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Warmtha little less warm than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Cuba in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Cuba's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Haiti45 in 100 of its 650 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Cuba44 in 100
of its 2,469 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Mexico32 in 100
of its 6,195 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Jamaica23 in 100
of its 2,558 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Bahamas21 in 100
of its 1,229 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.