Cuba vs Malaysia: Child mortality rate by sex

Cuba
0.7606 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Malaysia
0.7553 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Cuba rank
136th
Malaysia rank
137th

Child mortality rate by sex over time

  • Cuba
  • Malaysia
051015195119872024

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 0.7606 deaths per 100 live births against 0.7553 deaths per 100 live births in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0053 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 67 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Malaysia ahead.

Cuba ranks 136th and Malaysia ranks 137th of 199 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Malaysia Difference Ahead
1950s 4.01 deaths per 100 live births 9.9 deaths per 100 live births 5.9 deaths per 100 live births Malaysia
1960s 3.96 deaths per 100 live births 6.82 deaths per 100 live births 2.86 deaths per 100 live births Malaysia
1970s 2.72 deaths per 100 live births 4.01 deaths per 100 live births 1.3 deaths per 100 live births Malaysia
1980s 1.56 deaths per 100 live births 2.08 deaths per 100 live births 0.521 deaths per 100 live births Malaysia
1990s 0.9542 deaths per 100 live births 1.23 deaths per 100 live births 0.2789 deaths per 100 live births Malaysia
2000s 0.6474 deaths per 100 live births 0.7859 deaths per 100 live births 0.1385 deaths per 100 live births Malaysia
2010s 0.5608 deaths per 100 live births 0.741 deaths per 100 live births 0.1803 deaths per 100 live births Malaysia
2020s 0.7005 deaths per 100 live births 0.7491 deaths per 100 live births 0.0486 deaths per 100 live births Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Cuba or Malaysia?
Cuba, at 0.7606 deaths per 100 live births against 0.7553 deaths per 100 live births in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Cuba and Malaysia?
0.0053 deaths per 100 live births, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Malaysia?
67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
How do Cuba and Malaysia rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
Cuba ranks 136th and Malaysia ranks 137th 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 Child mortality rate by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child mortality rate by sex
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,985 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .