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

0.3 per 1,000 live births, with Cuba ahead.

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

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 Nauru: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)

Cuba

8.6 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Nauru

8.3 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Cuba rank

135th

Nauru rank

137th

Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) over time

Cuba
Nauru

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 8.6 per 1,000 live births against 8.3 per 1,000 live births in Nauru, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Nauru ahead.

Cuba ranks 135th and Nauru ranks 137th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	Nauru	Difference	Ahead
1980s	15.7 per 1,000 live births	77.9 per 1,000 live births	62.2 per 1,000 live births	Nauru
1990s	10.99 per 1,000 live births	53.87 per 1,000 live births	42.88 per 1,000 live births	Nauru
2000s	7.29 per 1,000 live births	34.62 per 1,000 live births	27.33 per 1,000 live births	Nauru
2010s	6.28 per 1,000 live births	18.67 per 1,000 live births	12.39 per 1,000 live births	Nauru
2020s	7.86 per 1,000 live births	9.44 per 1,000 live births	1.58 per 1,000 live births	Nauru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Cuba or Nauru?: Cuba, at 8.6 per 1,000 live births against 8.3 per 1,000 live births in Nauru as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Cuba and Nauru?: 0.3 per 1,000 live births, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Nauru?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Cuba and Nauru rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Cuba ranks 135th and Nauru ranks 137th of 197 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: 244 places, 13,546 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 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.