Cuba vs Kuwait: Neonatal mortality rate
Cuba
0.4255 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Kuwait
0.4425 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Cuba rank
140th
Kuwait rank
137th
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- Cuba
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.4425 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4255 deaths per 100 live births in Cuba, a difference of 0.017 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 140th and Kuwait ranks 137th of 199 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.825 deaths per 100 live births | 1.16 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3384 deaths per 100 live births | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.5605 deaths per 100 live births | 0.825 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2645 deaths per 100 live births | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.3463 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5982 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2519 deaths per 100 live births | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.2737 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5109 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2372 deaths per 100 live births | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.3961 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4698 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0737 deaths per 100 live births | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Cuba or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 0.4425 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4255 deaths per 100 live births in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Cuba and Kuwait?
- 0.017 deaths per 100 live births, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Kuwait?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Kuwait rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Cuba ranks 140th and Kuwait ranks 137th 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 Neonatal 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 less than 28 days, per 100 live births .