Cuba vs Netherlands: Number of infant deaths
Cuba
648 deaths
in 2024
Netherlands
577 deaths
in 2024
Cuba rank
116th
Netherlands rank
117th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Cuba
- Netherlands
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 648 deaths against 577 deaths in Netherlands, a difference of 71 deaths.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 116th and Netherlands ranks 117th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 6 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7,985 deaths | 4,043 deaths | 3,942 deaths | Cuba |
| 1960s | 9,354 deaths | 3,567 deaths | 5,788 deaths | Cuba |
| 1970s | 5,546 deaths | 2,135 deaths | 3,411 deaths | Cuba |
| 1980s | 2,347 deaths | 1,422 deaths | 925.2 deaths | Cuba |
| 1990s | 1,406 deaths | 1,161 deaths | 245.3 deaths | Cuba |
| 2000s | 750 deaths | 884.3 deaths | 134.3 deaths | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 605.1 deaths | 626.4 deaths | 21.3 deaths | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 614.6 deaths | 595.6 deaths | 19 deaths | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Cuba or Netherlands?
- Cuba, at 648 deaths against 577 deaths in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Cuba and Netherlands?
- 71 deaths, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Netherlands?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Netherlands rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Cuba ranks 116th and Netherlands ranks 117th 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 .