What is number of under-five deaths in Cuba?

Number of under-five deaths in Cuba was 823 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Cuba?

The highest recorded value was 11,852 in 1965.

What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Cuba?

The lowest recorded value was 749 in 2017.

How does Cuba rank for number of under-five deaths?

Cuba ranks 116th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Cuba?

Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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 Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Number of under-five deaths in Cuba

Name: Number of under-five deaths 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: Number of under-five deaths was 823 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

823

Change on year

up 2.9%

World rank

116th

of 195 countries

All-time high

11,852

in 1965

All-time low

749

in 2017

Years of data

1963–2024

Number of under-five deaths in Cuba, 1963–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

Analysis

In 2024, number of under-five deaths in Cuba stood at 823.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Cuba peaked at 11,852 in 1965 and was at its lowest, 749, in 2017.

Cuba ranks 116th 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	11,440	10,633	11,852	7
1970s	6,832	3,544	10,138	10
1980s	2,868	2,616	3,192	10
1990s	1,774	1,335	2,496	10
2000s	960.4	766	1,254	10
2010s	769.3	749	788	10
2020s	788.4	770	823	5

Countries ranked near Cuba

113 Comoros 945 compare
114 Oman 884 compare
115 Mongolia 872 compare
117 South Korea 679 compare
118 Netherlands 661 compare
119 Jamaica 583 compare

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More health data for Cuba

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Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 63,528 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 60,779 (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 64,847 (2025)
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 62,058 (2025)
Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 64,557 (2025)
Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 59,276 (2025)
Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 58,306 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 62,519 (2025)
Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 58,946 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of under-five deaths in Cuba?: Number of under-five deaths in Cuba was 823 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Cuba?: The highest recorded value was 11,852 in 1965.
What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Cuba?: The lowest recorded value was 749 in 2017.
How does Cuba rank for number of under-five deaths?: Cuba ranks 116th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Cuba?: Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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 Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Number of under-five deaths
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, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.