What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Cuba and Kosovo?

0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Kosovo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Kosovo?

40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cuba vs Kosovo: Mortality rate, under-5

Cuba

8.6 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Kosovo

8.7 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Cuba rank

134th

Kosovo rank

133rd

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Cuba
Kosovo

How they compare

Kosovo currently reports 8.7 per 1,000 live births against 8.6 per 1,000 live births in Cuba, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Kosovo has been ahead every year.

Cuba ranks 134th and Kosovo ranks 133rd of 196 countries.

Kosovo has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	Kosovo	Difference	Ahead
1980s	15.7 per 1,000 live births	129.22 per 1,000 live births	113.52 per 1,000 live births	Kosovo
1990s	10.99 per 1,000 live births	77.05 per 1,000 live births	66.06 per 1,000 live births	Kosovo
2000s	7.29 per 1,000 live births	33.27 per 1,000 live births	25.98 per 1,000 live births	Kosovo
2010s	6.28 per 1,000 live births	15.11 per 1,000 live births	8.83 per 1,000 live births	Kosovo
2020s	7.86 per 1,000 live births	9.56 per 1,000 live births	1.7 per 1,000 live births	Kosovo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Cuba or Kosovo?: Kosovo, at 8.7 per 1,000 live births against 8.6 per 1,000 live births in Cuba as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Cuba and Kosovo?: 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Kosovo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Kosovo?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Cuba and Kosovo rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Cuba ranks 134th and Kosovo ranks 133rd of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.