Child mortality rate in Cuba
Cuba: Child mortality rate was 0.5% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality rate in Cuba, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality rate in Cuba is 0.5%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Cuba peaked at 6.6% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2019.
That places Cuba 163rd out of 204 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.8% | 4.7% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.8% | 4.5% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.3% | 2.4% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 161 United Arab Emirates 0.5% compare
- 162 Canada 0.5% compare
- 163 Bermuda 0.5% compare
- 165 New Zealand 0.5% compare
- 165 Taiwan 0.5% compare
More health data for Cuba
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,696 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 67 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 69,425 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 66,334 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 68,683 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 65,825 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 67,719 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 64,884 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Cuba?
- Child mortality rate in Cuba was 0.5% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 1950.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2019.
- How does Cuba rank for child mortality rate?
- Cuba ranks 163rd out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of death before the age of five