Cuba Risk Assessment Indicators: District-Level Hazard and Demographic Data

HeiGIT produced this dataset in 2026 to provide risk assessment indicators for Cuba aggregated at the administrative level 2 (district). It integrates demographic, infrastructure, and environmental data from WorldPop and OpenStreetMap to evaluate flood and cyclone hazards across the country.

Use Cases

• Calculating the percentage of vulnerable populations using children_u5 and elderly columns for disaster preparedness
• Mapping healthcare deserts by analyzing access_pop_hospitals_30min across different municipalities
• Prioritizing disaster response based on education_count and primary_healthcare_count as potential emergency shelters

Strengths

• Aggregated at admin level 2 for localized district-level analysis
• Integrates multiple high-quality sources including WorldPop and OpenStreetMap
• Includes specific travel-time accessibility metrics (30min, 1h, 2h) for healthcare facilities

Limitations

• Dependent on OpenStreetMap completeness for facility counts which may vary by region
• Aggregated nature masks intra-district variations in population density or hazard risk
• Temporal staleness of underlying OpenStreetMap or WorldPop source data may exist

Provenance

Source

HeiGIT (Heidelberg Institute for Geoinformation Technology) via the GAIA Pipeline

Collection Method

Aggregated from open data sources including WorldPop, OpenStreetMap, and Google Earth Engine

Freshness

Updated as of March 2026.

Geography

Cuba (Admin Level 2)