Cuba vs Tonga: Youth mortality rate
Cuba
1.08 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Tonga
1.12 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Cuba rank
134th
Tonga rank
131st
Youth mortality rate over time
- Cuba
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 1.12 deaths per 100 live births against 1.08 deaths per 100 live births in Cuba, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 134th and Tonga ranks 131st of 199 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.44 deaths per 100 live births | 2.3 deaths per 100 live births | 0.856 deaths per 100 live births | Tonga |
| 2000s | 0.9592 deaths per 100 live births | 1.95 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9922 deaths per 100 live births | Tonga |
| 2010s | 0.8236 deaths per 100 live births | 1.48 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6551 deaths per 100 live births | Tonga |
| 2020s | 1 deaths per 100 live births | 1.19 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1886 deaths per 100 live births | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth mortality rate, Cuba or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 1.12 deaths per 100 live births against 1.08 deaths per 100 live births in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Cuba and Tonga?
- 0.04 deaths per 100 live births, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Tonga?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Tonga rank globally for youth mortality rate?
- Cuba ranks 134th and Tonga ranks 131st 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
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.