Cuba vs El Salvador: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Cuba
403 deaths
in 2024
El Salvador
429 deaths
in 2024
Cuba rank
117th
El Salvador rank
116th
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time
- Cuba
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 429 deaths against 403 deaths in Cuba, a difference of 26 deaths.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 117th and El Salvador ranks 116th of 199 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,461 deaths | 4,334 deaths | 2,872 deaths | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 885 deaths | 3,379 deaths | 2,494 deaths | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 447.6 deaths | 1,555 deaths | 1,107 deaths | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 331.6 deaths | 759 deaths | 427.4 deaths | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 385.8 deaths | 469.2 deaths | 83.4 deaths | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Cuba or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 429 deaths against 403 deaths in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Cuba and El Salvador?
- 26 deaths, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and El Salvador?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and El Salvador rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Cuba ranks 117th and El Salvador ranks 116th 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 Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .