What is neonatal mortality rate in Cuba?

Neonatal mortality rate in Cuba was 0.4255 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 neonatal mortality rate recorded in Cuba?

The highest recorded value was 2.28 deaths per 100 live births in 1968.

What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Cuba?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2574 deaths per 100 live births in 2014.

How does Cuba rank for neonatal mortality rate?

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

Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Cuba?

Over the last ten years it is up 65.4%. 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 Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Neonatal mortality rate in Cuba

Name: Neonatal 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: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.4255 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.4255 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

up 1.2%

World rank

140th

of 199 countries

All-time high

2.28 deaths per 100 live births

in 1968

All-time low

0.2574 deaths per 100 live births

in 2014

Years of data

1968–2024

Neonatal mortality rate in Cuba, 1968–2024

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

Cuba recorded 0.4255 deaths per 100 live births for neonatal mortality rate in 2024.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 65.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Cuba peaked at 2.28 deaths per 100 live births in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.2574 deaths per 100 live births, in 2014.

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
1960s	2.21 deaths per 100 live births	2.15 deaths per 100 live births	2.28 deaths per 100 live births	2
1970s	1.8 deaths per 100 live births	1.55 deaths per 100 live births	2.05 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	1.01 deaths per 100 live births	0.7277 deaths per 100 live births	1.46 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	0.5605 deaths per 100 live births	0.4214 deaths per 100 live births	0.6794 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.3463 deaths per 100 live births	0.2912 deaths per 100 live births	0.4138 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.2737 deaths per 100 live births	0.2574 deaths per 100 live births	0.3169 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.3961 deaths per 100 live births	0.3494 deaths per 100 live births	0.4255 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Cuba

137 Kuwait 0.4425 deaths per 100 live births compare
138 El Salvador 0.4335 deaths per 100 live births compare
139 Malaysia 0.427 deaths per 100 live births compare
141 Tonga 0.4146 deaths per 100 live births compare
142 Uruguay 0.4049 deaths per 100 live births compare
143 Sri Lanka 0.396 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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 neonatal mortality rate in Cuba?: Neonatal mortality rate in Cuba was 0.4255 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 neonatal mortality rate recorded in Cuba?: The highest recorded value was 2.28 deaths per 100 live births in 1968.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Cuba?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2574 deaths per 100 live births in 2014.
How does Cuba rank for neonatal mortality rate?: Cuba ranks 140th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Cuba?: Over the last ten years it is up 65.4%. 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 Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Neonatal 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, 10,377 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .