Cuba vs Malaysia: Youth mortality rate
Cuba
1.08 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Malaysia
1.03 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Cuba rank
134th
Malaysia rank
137th
Youth mortality rate over time
- Cuba
- Malaysia
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 1.08 deaths per 100 live births against 1.03 deaths per 100 live births in Malaysia, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Malaysia ahead.
Cuba ranks 134th and Malaysia ranks 137th of 199 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.7 deaths per 100 live births | 7.98 deaths per 100 live births | 3.28 deaths per 100 live births | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 3.47 deaths per 100 live births | 5.44 deaths per 100 live births | 1.97 deaths per 100 live births | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 2.22 deaths per 100 live births | 2.97 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7504 deaths per 100 live births | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 1.44 deaths per 100 live births | 1.77 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3322 deaths per 100 live births | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.9592 deaths per 100 live births | 1.16 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2017 deaths per 100 live births | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.8236 deaths per 100 live births | 1.07 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2443 deaths per 100 live births | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 1 deaths per 100 live births | 1.03 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0274 deaths per 100 live births | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth mortality rate, Cuba or Malaysia?
- Cuba, at 1.08 deaths per 100 live births against 1.03 deaths per 100 live births in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Cuba and Malaysia?
- 0.05 deaths per 100 live births, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Malaysia?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Malaysia rank globally for youth mortality rate?
- Cuba ranks 134th and Malaysia ranks 137th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.