Cuba vs Malaysia: Infant mortality rate
Cuba
0.6811 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Malaysia
0.6981 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Cuba rank
140th
Malaysia rank
139th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Cuba
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.6981 deaths per 100 live births against 0.6811 deaths per 100 live births in Cuba, a difference of 0.017 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 67 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 140th and Malaysia ranks 139th 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 | 3.61 deaths per 100 live births | 7.52 deaths per 100 live births | 3.9 deaths per 100 live births | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 3.58 deaths per 100 live births | 5.32 deaths per 100 live births | 1.74 deaths per 100 live births | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 2.52 deaths per 100 live births | 3.24 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7182 deaths per 100 live births | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 1.46 deaths per 100 live births | 1.71 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2553 deaths per 100 live births | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.8805 deaths per 100 live births | 1.02 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1443 deaths per 100 live births | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.5773 deaths per 100 live births | 0.67 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0927 deaths per 100 live births | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.4955 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6621 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1666 deaths per 100 live births | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.6235 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6879 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0644 deaths per 100 live births | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Cuba or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.6981 deaths per 100 live births against 0.6811 deaths per 100 live births in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Cuba and Malaysia?
- 0.017 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?
- Cuba ranks 140th and Malaysia ranks 139th 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .