Cuba vs Uruguay: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Cuba
0.0148 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Uruguay
0.0143 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Cuba rank
137th
Uruguay rank
138th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Cuba
- Uruguay
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 0.0148 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0143 under-five deaths per woman in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0005 under-five deaths per woman.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 88 shared years of data; in 1932 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 137th and Uruguay ranks 138th of 200 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0.7057 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4029 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3028 under-five deaths per woman | Cuba |
| 1940s | 0.2718 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2372 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0346 under-five deaths per woman | Cuba |
| 1950s | 0.1786 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1712 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0075 under-five deaths per woman | Cuba |
| 1960s | 0.1871 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1659 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0212 under-five deaths per woman | Cuba |
| 1970s | 0.0938 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1495 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0557 under-five deaths per woman | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 0.0311 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0754 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0443 under-five deaths per woman | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 0.0173 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0501 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0329 under-five deaths per woman | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 0.0113 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0303 under-five deaths per woman | 0.019 under-five deaths per woman | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.0104 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0174 under-five deaths per woman | 0.007 under-five deaths per woman | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.0128 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0129 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0001 under-five deaths per woman | Uruguay |
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 Uruguay?
- Cuba, at 0.0148 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0143 under-five deaths per woman in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Cuba and Uruguay?
- 0.0005 under-five deaths per woman, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Uruguay?
- 88 years are reported by both, from 1932 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Uruguay rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Cuba ranks 137th and Uruguay ranks 138th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).