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

Taiwan, China, at 585 deaths against 557 deaths in Cuba as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Cuba and Taiwan, China?

28 deaths, with Taiwan, China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Taiwan, China?

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 Taiwan, China: Number of children who die before age 5

Cuba

557 deaths

in 2023

Taiwan, China

585 deaths

in 2023

Cuba rank

122nd

Taiwan, China rank

121st

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Cuba
Taiwan, China

How they compare

Taiwan, China currently reports 585 deaths against 557 deaths in Cuba, a difference of 28 deaths.

That makes Taiwan, China's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.

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

Cuba ranks 122nd and Taiwan, China ranks 121st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 1 and Taiwan, China in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	Taiwan, China	Difference	Ahead
1950s	20,797 deaths	32,338 deaths	11,541 deaths	Taiwan, China
1960s	17,889 deaths	18,016 deaths	127.4 deaths	Taiwan, China
1970s	8,209 deaths	8,096 deaths	112.6 deaths	Cuba
1980s	2,972 deaths	4,474 deaths	1,502 deaths	Taiwan, China
1990s	1,768 deaths	2,821 deaths	1,053 deaths	Taiwan, China
2000s	969 deaths	1,618 deaths	648.7 deaths	Taiwan, China
2010s	772.8 deaths	1,003 deaths	229.9 deaths	Taiwan, China
2020s	665 deaths	670 deaths	5 deaths	Taiwan, China

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 Taiwan, China?: Taiwan, China, at 585 deaths against 557 deaths in Cuba as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Cuba and Taiwan, China?: 28 deaths, with Taiwan, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Taiwan, China?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cuba and Taiwan, China rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Cuba ranks 122nd and Taiwan, China ranks 121st 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.