Cuba vs Malaysia: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Cuba
8.56 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Malaysia
8.31 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Cuba rank
145th
Malaysia rank
146th
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Cuba
- Malaysia
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 8.56 per 1,000 live births against 8.31 per 1,000 live births in Malaysia, a difference of 0.25 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malaysia ahead.
Cuba ranks 145th and Malaysia ranks 146th of 213 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.31 per 1,000 live births | 8.63 per 1,000 live births | 1.32 per 1,000 live births | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 6.28 per 1,000 live births | 8.14 per 1,000 live births | 1.86 per 1,000 live births | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 7.85 per 1,000 live births | 8.24 per 1,000 live births | 0.3827 per 1,000 live births | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, by sex, Cuba or Malaysia?
- Cuba, at 8.56 per 1,000 live births against 8.31 per 1,000 live births in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate, by sex between Cuba and Malaysia?
- 0.25 per 1,000 live births, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Malaysia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Malaysia rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Cuba ranks 145th and Malaysia ranks 146th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.