What is mortality rate, under-5, female in Cuba?

Mortality rate, under-5, female in Cuba was 7.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in Cuba?

The highest recorded value was 40.8 per 1,000 live births in 1962.

What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in Cuba?

The lowest recorded value was 5.4 per 1,000 live births in 2011.

How does Cuba rank for mortality rate, under-5, female?

Cuba ranks 134th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is mortality rate, under-5, female rising or falling in Cuba?

Over the last ten years it is up 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Cuba data come from?

The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rate, under-5, female in Cuba

Name: Mortality rate, under-5, female in Cuba
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Cuba: Mortality rate, under-5, female was 7.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

7.6 per 1,000 live births

Change on year

up 4.1%

World rank

134th

of 195 countries

All-time high

40.8 per 1,000 live births

in 1962

All-time low

5.4 per 1,000 live births

in 2011

Years of data

1960–2024

Mortality rate, under-5, female in Cuba, 1960–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for mortality rate, under-5, female in Cuba is 7.6 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 40.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, female in Cuba peaked at 40.8 per 1,000 live births in 1962 and was at its lowest, 5.4 per 1,000 live births, in 2011.

Cuba ranks 134th of 195 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	39.56 per 1,000 live births	36.2 per 1,000 live births	40.8 per 1,000 live births	10
1970s	27.19 per 1,000 live births	20.7 per 1,000 live births	34.5 per 1,000 live births	10
1980s	15.59 per 1,000 live births	12.2 per 1,000 live births	19.6 per 1,000 live births	10
1990s	9.54 per 1,000 live births	7.8 per 1,000 live births	11.6 per 1,000 live births	10
2000s	6.48 per 1,000 live births	5.6 per 1,000 live births	7.5 per 1,000 live births	10
2010s	5.61 per 1,000 live births	5.4 per 1,000 live births	6.2 per 1,000 live births	10
2020s	7 per 1,000 live births	6.4 per 1,000 live births	7.6 per 1,000 live births	5

Countries ranked near Cuba

131 Antigua and Barbuda 8.2 per 1,000 live births compare
132 Thailand 8 per 1,000 live births compare
133 Georgia 7.8 per 1,000 live births compare
134 Malaysia 7.6 per 1,000 live births compare
136 Kuwait 7.4 per 1,000 live births compare
136 Nauru 7.4 per 1,000 live births compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, under-5, female in Cuba?: Mortality rate, under-5, female in Cuba was 7.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in Cuba?: The highest recorded value was 40.8 per 1,000 live births in 1962.
What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in Cuba?: The lowest recorded value was 5.4 per 1,000 live births in 2011.
How does Cuba rank for mortality rate, under-5, female?: Cuba ranks 134th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, under-5, female rising or falling in Cuba?: Over the last ten years it is up 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cuba data come from?: The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,475 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.