Cuba vs Malaysia: Child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus
Cuba
0.8559 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Malaysia
0.8309 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Cuba rank
135th
Malaysia rank
136th
Child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus over time
- Cuba
- Malaysia
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 0.8559 deaths per 100 live births against 0.8309 deaths per 100 live births in Malaysia, a difference of 0.025 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 135th and Malaysia ranks 136th of 198 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 | 4.37 deaths per 100 live births | 10.52 deaths per 100 live births | 6.15 deaths per 100 live births | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 4.31 deaths per 100 live births | 7.34 deaths per 100 live births | 3.03 deaths per 100 live births | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 3.05 deaths per 100 live births | 4.4 deaths per 100 live births | 1.35 deaths per 100 live births | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 1.79 deaths per 100 live births | 2.31 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5166 deaths per 100 live births | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 1.1 deaths per 100 live births | 1.37 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2667 deaths per 100 live births | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.7306 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8627 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1321 deaths per 100 live births | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.628 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8135 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1855 deaths per 100 live births | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.7854 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8237 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0383 deaths per 100 live births | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus, Cuba or Malaysia?
- Cuba, at 0.8559 deaths per 100 live births against 0.8309 deaths per 100 live births in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus between Cuba and Malaysia?
- 0.025 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 vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus?
- Cuba ranks 135th and Malaysia ranks 136th of 198 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 vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus. 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 under five years, per 100 live births .