Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Cuba or Republic of Korea?

Republic of Korea, at 495 deaths against 418 deaths in Cuba as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Cuba and Republic of Korea?

77 deaths, with Republic of Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Republic of Korea?

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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cuba vs Republic of Korea: Number of infants who die before age 1

Cuba

418 deaths

in 2023

Republic of Korea

495 deaths

in 2023

Cuba rank

121st

Republic of Korea rank

119th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Cuba
Republic of Korea

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 495 deaths against 418 deaths in Cuba, a difference of 77 deaths.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.2 times Cuba's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Cuba ranks 121st and Republic of Korea ranks 119th of 236 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	15,514 deaths	110,598 deaths	95,084 deaths	Republic of Korea
1960s	13,969 deaths	65,414 deaths	51,445 deaths	Republic of Korea
1970s	6,462 deaths	32,539 deaths	26,077 deaths	Republic of Korea
1980s	2,457 deaths	15,566 deaths	13,109 deaths	Republic of Korea
1990s	1,445 deaths	6,227 deaths	4,782 deaths	Republic of Korea
2000s	787.6 deaths	2,259 deaths	1,471 deaths	Republic of Korea
2010s	628.2 deaths	1,146 deaths	518.3 deaths	Republic of Korea
2020s	519 deaths	566.75 deaths	47.75 deaths	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Cuba or Republic of Korea?: Republic of Korea, at 495 deaths against 418 deaths in Cuba as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Cuba and Republic of Korea?: 77 deaths, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Republic of Korea?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cuba and Republic of Korea rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Cuba ranks 121st and Republic of Korea ranks 119th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
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 at birth.