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

0.4 per 1,000 live births, with Thailand ahead.

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

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 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 Thailand: Mortality rate, under-5

Cuba

8.6 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Thailand

9 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Cuba rank

134th

Thailand rank

131st

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Cuba
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 9 per 1,000 live births against 8.6 per 1,000 live births in Cuba, a difference of 0.4 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.

Cuba ranks 134th and Thailand ranks 131st of 196 countries.

Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1960s	43.11 per 1,000 live births	125.83 per 1,000 live births	82.72 per 1,000 live births	Thailand
1970s	30.51 per 1,000 live births	80.48 per 1,000 live births	49.97 per 1,000 live births	Thailand
1980s	17.91 per 1,000 live births	49.48 per 1,000 live births	31.57 per 1,000 live births	Thailand
1990s	10.99 per 1,000 live births	29.18 per 1,000 live births	18.19 per 1,000 live births	Thailand
2000s	7.29 per 1,000 live births	17.85 per 1,000 live births	10.56 per 1,000 live births	Thailand
2010s	6.28 per 1,000 live births	12.15 per 1,000 live births	5.87 per 1,000 live births	Thailand
2020s	7.86 per 1,000 live births	9.52 per 1,000 live births	1.66 per 1,000 live births	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Cuba or Thailand?: Thailand, at 9 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 Thailand?: 0.4 per 1,000 live births, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Thailand?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Cuba and Thailand rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Cuba ranks 134th and Thailand ranks 131st 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.