Cuba vs Netherlands: Number of infant deaths
Cuba
631.0%
in 2023
Netherlands
589.0%
in 2023
Cuba rank
116th
Netherlands rank
118th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Cuba
- Netherlands
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 631.0% against 589.0% in Netherlands, a difference of 42.0%.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 116th and Netherlands ranks 118th 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 | 7,969.0% | 4,044.0% | 3,925.0% | Cuba |
| 1960s | 9,361.6% | 3,566.2% | 5,795.4% | Cuba |
| 1970s | 5,543.8% | 2,135.3% | 3,408.5% | Cuba |
| 1980s | 2,347.7% | 1,422.3% | 925.4% | Cuba |
| 1990s | 1,405.7% | 1,160.4% | 245.3% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 750.7% | 883.9% | 133.2% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 603.3% | 626.3% | 23.0% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 612.2% | 604.2% | 8.0% | 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 631.0% against 589.0% in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Cuba and Netherlands?
- 42.0%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Netherlands?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and Netherlands rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Cuba ranks 116th and Netherlands ranks 118th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – 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.