What is infant mortality rate in Cuba?

Infant mortality rate in Cuba was 0.6811 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Cuba?

The highest recorded value was 3.69 deaths per 100 live births in 1962.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Cuba?

The lowest recorded value was 0.4761 deaths per 100 live births in 2013.

How does Cuba rank for infant mortality rate?

Cuba ranks 140th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Cuba?

Over the last ten years it is up 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Cuba data come from?

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

Infant mortality rate in Cuba

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

Cuba: Infant mortality rate was 0.6811 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.6811 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

up 4.4%

World rank

140th

of 199 countries

All-time high

3.69 deaths per 100 live births

in 1962

All-time low

0.4761 deaths per 100 live births

in 2013

Years of data

1958–2024

Infant mortality rate in Cuba, 1958–2024

Source: United Nations 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 infant mortality rate in Cuba is 0.6811 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 42.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Cuba peaked at 3.69 deaths per 100 live births in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.4761 deaths per 100 live births, in 2013.

Cuba ranks 140th of 199 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
1950s	3.61 deaths per 100 live births	3.6 deaths per 100 live births	3.63 deaths per 100 live births	2
1960s	3.58 deaths per 100 live births	3.29 deaths per 100 live births	3.69 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	2.52 deaths per 100 live births	1.93 deaths per 100 live births	3.17 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	1.46 deaths per 100 live births	1.14 deaths per 100 live births	1.82 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	0.8805 deaths per 100 live births	0.7097 deaths per 100 live births	1.08 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.5773 deaths per 100 live births	0.4978 deaths per 100 live births	0.6801 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.4955 deaths per 100 live births	0.4761 deaths per 100 live births	0.5441 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.6235 deaths per 100 live births	0.5673 deaths per 100 live births	0.6811 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Cuba

137 Antigua and Barbuda 0.7049 deaths per 100 live births compare
138 Kuwait 0.7018 deaths per 100 live births compare
139 Malaysia 0.6981 deaths per 100 live births compare
141 Uruguay 0.6166 deaths per 100 live births compare
142 Montserrat 0.6063 deaths per 100 live births compare
143 Romania 0.6004 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Cuba

Number of infants who die before age 1 67 deaths (2100)
Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,696 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 57,259 (2025)
Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 60,100 (2025)
Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 60,480 (2025)
Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 57,751 (2025)
Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 62,024 (2025)
Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 54,848 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is infant mortality rate in Cuba?: Infant mortality rate in Cuba was 0.6811 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Cuba?: The highest recorded value was 3.69 deaths per 100 live births in 1962.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Cuba?: The lowest recorded value was 0.4761 deaths per 100 live births in 2013.
How does Cuba rank for infant mortality rate?: Cuba ranks 140th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Cuba?: Over the last ten years it is up 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cuba data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Infant mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .