Cuba vs Lesotho: Number of child deaths by age
Cuba
175 deaths
in 2024
Lesotho
204 deaths
in 2024
Cuba rank
106th
Lesotho rank
103rd
Number of child deaths by age over time
- Cuba
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 204 deaths against 175 deaths in Cuba, a difference of 29 deaths.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 106th and Lesotho ranks 103rd of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,887 deaths | 1,401 deaths | 486 deaths | Cuba |
| 1970s | 1,287 deaths | 1,125 deaths | 161.9 deaths | Cuba |
| 1980s | 520.4 deaths | 671 deaths | 150.6 deaths | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 368.5 deaths | 1,168 deaths | 799.9 deaths | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 210.4 deaths | 1,898 deaths | 1,687 deaths | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 164.2 deaths | 449.6 deaths | 285.4 deaths | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 173.8 deaths | 184.4 deaths | 10.6 deaths | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths by age, Cuba or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 204 deaths against 175 deaths in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths by age between Cuba and Lesotho?
- 29 deaths, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Lesotho?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Lesotho rank globally for number of child deaths by age?
- Cuba ranks 106th and Lesotho ranks 103rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .