Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Cuba or Republic of Korea?

Cuba, at 823 against 679 in Republic of Korea as of 2024.

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

62 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cuba vs Republic of Korea: Number of under-five deaths

Cuba

823

in 2024

Republic of Korea

679

in 2024

Cuba rank

116th

Republic of Korea rank

117th

Number of under-five deaths over time

Cuba
Republic of Korea

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 823 against 679 in Republic of Korea, a difference of 144.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Cuba ranks 116th and Republic of Korea ranks 117th of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 1 and Republic of Korea in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	Republic of Korea	Difference	Ahead
1960s	11,440	81,936	70,497	Republic of Korea
1970s	6,832	43,027	36,195	Republic of Korea
1980s	2,868	20,290	17,423	Republic of Korea
1990s	1,774	7,786	6,012	Republic of Korea
2000s	960.4	2,951	1,991	Republic of Korea
2010s	769.3	1,497	728.1	Republic of Korea
2020s	788.4	777.2	11.2	Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Cuba or Republic of Korea?: Cuba, at 823 against 679 in Republic of Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Cuba and Republic of Korea?: 144, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Republic of Korea?: 62 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
How do Cuba and Republic of Korea rank globally for number of under-five deaths?: Cuba ranks 116th and Republic of Korea ranks 117th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of under-five deaths
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.