Cuba vs Malaysia: Infant mortality rate by sex
Cuba
0.6009 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Malaysia
0.6327 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Cuba rank
141st
Malaysia rank
140th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Cuba
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.6327 deaths per 100 live births against 0.6009 deaths per 100 live births in Cuba, a difference of 0.0318 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.
Across all 67 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 141st and Malaysia ranks 140th 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 | 3.26 deaths per 100 live births | 6.87 deaths per 100 live births | 3.61 deaths per 100 live births | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 3.23 deaths per 100 live births | 4.8 deaths per 100 live births | 1.57 deaths per 100 live births | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 2.22 deaths per 100 live births | 2.89 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6742 deaths per 100 live births | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 1.25 deaths per 100 live births | 1.52 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2686 deaths per 100 live births | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.7563 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9167 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1604 deaths per 100 live births | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.5087 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6072 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0985 deaths per 100 live births | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.4405 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6005 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1599 deaths per 100 live births | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.5527 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6234 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0707 deaths per 100 live births | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Cuba or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.6327 deaths per 100 live births against 0.6009 deaths per 100 live births in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Cuba and Malaysia?
- 0.0318 deaths per 100 live births, with Malaysia 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 infant mortality rate by sex?
- Cuba ranks 141st and Malaysia ranks 140th 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 Infant mortality rate by sex. 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 female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .