Cuba vs Saudi Arabia: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Cuba
0.0148 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
0.0133 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Cuba rank
137th
Saudi Arabia rank
140th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Cuba
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 0.0148 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0133 under-five deaths per woman in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0015 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Cuba ranks 137th and Saudi Arabia ranks 140th of 200 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1823 under-five deaths per woman | 1.85 under-five deaths per woman | 1.67 under-five deaths per woman | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 0.0938 under-five deaths per woman | 1.02 under-five deaths per woman | 0.9274 under-five deaths per woman | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 0.0311 under-five deaths per woman | 0.465 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4338 under-five deaths per woman | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 0.0173 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1665 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1492 under-five deaths per woman | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 0.0113 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0593 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0481 under-five deaths per woman | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.0104 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0254 under-five deaths per woman | 0.015 under-five deaths per woman | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.0128 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0151 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0023 under-five deaths per woman | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Cuba or Saudi Arabia?
- Cuba, at 0.0148 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0133 under-five deaths per woman in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Cuba and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0015 under-five deaths per woman, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Saudi Arabia?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Saudi Arabia rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Cuba ranks 137th and Saudi Arabia ranks 140th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).