What is child mortality rate in Cuba?

Child mortality rate in Cuba was 0.8559 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 child mortality rate recorded in Cuba?

The highest recorded value was 4.45 deaths per 100 live births in 1962.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Cuba?

The lowest recorded value was 0.6041 deaths per 100 live births in 2013.

How does Cuba rank for child mortality rate?

Cuba ranks 136th out of 199 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 United Nations 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: 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: Child mortality rate was 0.8559 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.8559 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

up 4.2%

World rank

136th

of 199 countries

All-time high

4.45 deaths per 100 live births

in 1962

All-time low

0.6041 deaths per 100 live births

in 2013

Years of data

1958–2024

Child 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

Cuba recorded 0.8559 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality rate in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 41.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Cuba peaked at 4.45 deaths per 100 live births in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.6041 deaths per 100 live births, in 2013.

That places Cuba 136th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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	4.37 deaths per 100 live births	4.36 deaths per 100 live births	4.38 deaths per 100 live births	2
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	0.8935 deaths per 100 live births	1.35 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.7306 deaths per 100 live births	0.6315 deaths per 100 live births	0.8574 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.628 deaths per 100 live births	0.6041 deaths per 100 live births	0.6879 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.7854 deaths per 100 live births	0.7164 deaths per 100 live births	0.8559 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Cuba

133 Thailand 0.8963 deaths per 100 live births compare
134 Bahrain 0.8767 deaths per 100 live births compare
135 Georgia 0.8595 deaths per 100 live births compare
137 Malaysia 0.8309 deaths per 100 live births compare
138 Nauru 0.8261 deaths per 100 live births compare
139 Kuwait 0.8104 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 child mortality rate in Cuba?: Child mortality rate in Cuba was 0.8559 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 child mortality rate recorded in Cuba?: The highest recorded value was 4.45 deaths per 100 live births in 1962.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Cuba?: The lowest recorded value was 0.6041 deaths per 100 live births in 2013.
How does Cuba rank for child mortality rate?: Cuba ranks 136th out of 199 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 United Nations 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: 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, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .