Cuba vs South Korea: Number of infant deaths
Cuba
648 deaths
in 2024
South Korea
556 deaths
in 2024
Cuba rank
116th
South Korea rank
118th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Cuba
- South Korea
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 648 deaths against 556 deaths in South Korea, a difference of 92 deaths.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.2 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was South Korea ahead.
Cuba ranks 116th and South Korea ranks 118th of 199 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7,985 deaths | 81,745 deaths | 73,760 deaths | South Korea |
| 1960s | 9,354 deaths | 63,380 deaths | 54,026 deaths | South Korea |
| 1970s | 5,546 deaths | 32,041 deaths | 26,496 deaths | South Korea |
| 1980s | 2,347 deaths | 15,443 deaths | 13,096 deaths | South Korea |
| 1990s | 1,406 deaths | 5,963 deaths | 4,557 deaths | South Korea |
| 2000s | 750 deaths | 2,242 deaths | 1,492 deaths | South Korea |
| 2010s | 605.1 deaths | 1,199 deaths | 593.9 deaths | South Korea |
| 2020s | 614.6 deaths | 624.2 deaths | 9.6 deaths | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Cuba or South Korea?
- Cuba, at 648 deaths against 556 deaths in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Cuba and South Korea?
- 92 deaths, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and South Korea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and South Korea rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Cuba ranks 116th and South Korea ranks 118th 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 Number of infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .