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

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 Republic of Moldova: Number of children who die before age 5

Cuba

557 deaths

in 2023

Republic of Moldova

464 deaths

in 2023

Cuba rank

122nd

Republic of Moldova rank

124th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Cuba
Republic of Moldova

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 557 deaths against 464 deaths in Republic of Moldova, a difference of 93 deaths.

That makes Cuba's figure about 1.2 times Republic of Moldova's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 122nd and Republic of Moldova ranks 124th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 5 and Republic of Moldova in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	Republic of Moldova	Difference	Ahead
1950s	20,797 deaths	10,020 deaths	10,777 deaths	Cuba
1960s	17,889 deaths	6,208 deaths	11,681 deaths	Cuba
1970s	8,209 deaths	4,541 deaths	3,667 deaths	Cuba
1980s	2,972 deaths	3,870 deaths	897.6 deaths	Republic of Moldova
1990s	1,768 deaths	2,397 deaths	628.3 deaths	Republic of Moldova
2000s	969 deaths	1,148 deaths	179.5 deaths	Republic of Moldova
2010s	772.8 deaths	750.6 deaths	22.2 deaths	Cuba
2020s	665 deaths	498.5 deaths	166.5 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 Republic of Moldova?: Cuba, at 557 deaths against 464 deaths in Republic of Moldova as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Cuba and Republic of Moldova?: 93 deaths, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Republic of Moldova?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cuba and Republic of Moldova rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Cuba ranks 122nd and Republic of Moldova ranks 124th 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.