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

Cuba, at 557 deaths against 432 deaths in Guyana as of 2023.

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

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 Guyana: Number of children who die before age 5

Cuba

557 deaths

in 2023

Guyana

432 deaths

in 2023

Cuba rank

122nd

Guyana rank

125th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Cuba
Guyana

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 557 deaths against 432 deaths in Guyana, a difference of 125 deaths.

That makes Cuba's figure about 1.3 times Guyana's.

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

Cuba ranks 122nd and Guyana ranks 125th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	Guyana	Difference	Ahead
1950s	20,797 deaths	2,534 deaths	18,263 deaths	Cuba
1960s	17,889 deaths	2,034 deaths	15,855 deaths	Cuba
1970s	8,209 deaths	1,846 deaths	6,363 deaths	Cuba
1980s	2,972 deaths	1,563 deaths	1,409 deaths	Cuba
1990s	1,768 deaths	1,181 deaths	587.1 deaths	Cuba
2000s	969 deaths	745.8 deaths	223.2 deaths	Cuba
2010s	772.8 deaths	561.7 deaths	211.1 deaths	Cuba
2020s	665 deaths	460 deaths	205 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 Guyana?: Cuba, at 557 deaths against 432 deaths in Guyana as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Cuba and Guyana?: 125 deaths, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Guyana?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cuba and Guyana rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Cuba ranks 122nd and Guyana ranks 125th 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.