Cuba vs Republic of Korea: Number of infant deaths
Cuba
631.0%
in 2023
Republic of Korea
567.0%
in 2023
Cuba rank
116th
Republic of Korea rank
119th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Cuba
- Republic of Korea
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 631.0% against 567.0% in Republic of Korea, a difference of 64.0%.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Republic of Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Republic of Korea ahead.
Cuba ranks 116th and Republic of Korea ranks 119th of 199 countries.
Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Republic of Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7,969.0% | 80,456.0% | 72,487.0% | Republic of Korea |
| 1960s | 9,361.6% | 63,179.7% | 53,818.1% | Republic of Korea |
| 1970s | 5,543.8% | 32,358.8% | 26,815.0% | Republic of Korea |
| 1980s | 2,347.7% | 15,673.0% | 13,325.3% | Republic of Korea |
| 1990s | 1,405.7% | 6,014.4% | 4,608.7% | Republic of Korea |
| 2000s | 750.7% | 2,246.3% | 1,495.6% | Republic of Korea |
| 2010s | 603.3% | 1,199.6% | 596.3% | Republic of Korea |
| 2020s | 612.2% | 633.0% | 20.8% | Republic of Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Cuba or Republic of Korea?
- Cuba, at 631.0% against 567.0% in Republic of Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Cuba and Republic of Korea?
- 64.0%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Republic of Korea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and Republic of Korea rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Cuba ranks 116th and Republic of Korea ranks 119th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) β with minor processing 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
The number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.