Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Cuba or Fiji?

Cuba, at 557 deaths against 480 deaths in Fiji as of 2023.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cuba vs Fiji: Number of children who die before age 5

Cuba

557 deaths

in 2023

Fiji

480 deaths

in 2023

Cuba rank

122nd

Fiji rank

123rd

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Cuba
Fiji

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 557 deaths against 480 deaths in Fiji, a difference of 77 deaths.

That makes Cuba's figure about 1.2 times Fiji's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.

Cuba ranks 122nd and Fiji ranks 123rd of 236 countries.

Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	Fiji	Difference	Ahead
1950s	20,797 deaths	1,516 deaths	19,282 deaths	Cuba
1960s	17,889 deaths	1,229 deaths	16,660 deaths	Cuba
1970s	8,209 deaths	1,000 deaths	7,208 deaths	Cuba
1980s	2,972 deaths	833.5 deaths	2,139 deaths	Cuba
1990s	1,768 deaths	553.1 deaths	1,215 deaths	Cuba
2000s	969 deaths	480.7 deaths	488.3 deaths	Cuba
2010s	772.8 deaths	435.9 deaths	336.9 deaths	Cuba
2020s	665 deaths	468.5 deaths	196.5 deaths	Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Cuba or Fiji?: Cuba, at 557 deaths against 480 deaths in Fiji as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Cuba and Fiji?: 77 deaths, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Fiji?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cuba and Fiji rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Cuba ranks 122nd and Fiji ranks 123rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.