What is child mortality rate in Cuba?

Child mortality rate in Cuba was 0.86 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Cuba?

The highest recorded value was 20.91 deaths per 100 live births in 1933.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Cuba?

The lowest recorded value was 0.6 deaths per 100 live births in 2013.

How does Cuba rank for child mortality rate?

Cuba ranks 135th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Cuba?

Over the last ten years it is up 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Cuba data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in Cuba

Name: Child mortality rate in Cuba
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Cuba: Child mortality rate was 0.86 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.86 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

up 4.9%

World rank

135th

of 200 countries

All-time high

20.91 deaths per 100 live births

in 1933

All-time low

0.6 deaths per 100 live births

in 2013

Years of data

1932–2024

Child mortality rate in Cuba, 1932–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for child mortality rate in Cuba is 0.86 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 41.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Cuba peaked at 20.91 deaths per 100 live births in 1933 and was at its lowest, 0.6 deaths per 100 live births, in 2013.

Cuba ranks 135th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1930s	16.24 deaths per 100 live births	11.89 deaths per 100 live births	20.91 deaths per 100 live births	7
1940s	6.8 deaths per 100 live births	4.83 deaths per 100 live births	9.85 deaths per 100 live births	7
1950s	4.54 deaths per 100 live births	4.14 deaths per 100 live births	4.97 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	4.31 deaths per 100 live births	3.96 deaths per 100 live births	4.45 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	3.05 deaths per 100 live births	2.34 deaths per 100 live births	3.81 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	1.79 deaths per 100 live births	1.41 deaths per 100 live births	2.22 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	1.1 deaths per 100 live births	0.89 deaths per 100 live births	1.35 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.729 deaths per 100 live births	0.63 deaths per 100 live births	0.86 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.628 deaths per 100 live births	0.6 deaths per 100 live births	0.69 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.786 deaths per 100 live births	0.72 deaths per 100 live births	0.86 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Cuba

132 Antigua and Barbuda 0.91 deaths per 100 live births compare
133 Thailand 0.9 deaths per 100 live births compare
134 Bahrain 0.88 deaths per 100 live births compare
135 Georgia 0.86 deaths per 100 live births compare
137 Malaysia 0.83 deaths per 100 live births compare
137 Nauru 0.83 deaths per 100 live births compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in Cuba?: Child mortality rate in Cuba was 0.86 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Cuba?: The highest recorded value was 20.91 deaths per 100 live births in 1933.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Cuba?: The lowest recorded value was 0.6 deaths per 100 live births in 2013.
How does Cuba rank for child mortality rate?: Cuba ranks 135th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Cuba?: Over the last ten years it is up 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cuba data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.