Cuba vs Dominican Republic

Cuba vs Dominican Republic: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 0.9 per 100 live births in Cuba and 3.1 per 100 live births in Dominican Republic, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Dominican Republic, by 2.2 per 100 live births, or 3.56 times that in Cuba.

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deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

Cuba vs Dominican Republic: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 0.9 per 100 live births in Cuba and 3.1 per 100 live births in Dominican Republic, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Dominican Republic, by 2.2 per 100 live births, or 3.56 times that in Cuba.
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What the numbers say

  • Dominican Republic has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.

Every year

deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

YearCubaDominican RepublicWorld
20240.93.13.7
20230.83.23.8
20220.83.24
20210.83.34
20200.73.43.9
20190.73.44
20180.73.54
20170.63.54.1
20160.63.54.2
20150.63.54.3
20140.63.54.4
20130.63.54.5
20120.63.54.7
20110.63.55
20100.63.55.1
20090.63.55.3
20080.73.55.5
20070.73.55.7
20060.73.66
20050.73.66.2
20040.73.66.6
20030.83.76.8
20020.83.87.1
20010.83.97.4
20000.947.7
19990.94.17.9
19980.94.28.3
199714.48.4
199614.68.6
19951.14.88.8
19941.158.9
19931.25.29.1
19921.25.49.2
19911.35.79.3
19901.45.99.4
19891.46.29.5
19881.56.410
19871.66.79.9
19861.76.910.3
19851.77.210.6
19841.87.510.9
19831.97.811.1
198228.111.2
19812.18.411.6
19802.28.711.9
19792.3911.9
19782.59.412.3
19772.69.712.6
19762.810.112.8
19752.910.513.1
19743.110.913.3
19733.311.313.5
19723.511.713.7
19713.712.113.9
19703.812.414.2
1969412.714.6
19684.11315
19674.213.315.3
19664.313.615.1
19654.413.915.1
19644.414.115.7
19634.514.316.2
19624.514.517
19614.414.718.8
19604.414.820.2
19594.414.919.9
19584.414.919.7
19574.714.920.5
19564.314.921.3
19554.614.822.3
19544.114.822.8
19534.814.723.3
19524.814.623.9
1951514.624.3
19504.414.524.7
19494.8–24.9
19485–24.9
19475.4–25.5
19465.3–25.8
19459.5–26.7
19447.8–27.4
19439.9–27.7
1942––27.9
1941––27.8
1940––27.9
1939––28
193811.9–28.7
193712.6–28.8
193616–29.1
193520–29.5
193414.9–30.7
193320.9–30.5
193217.3–30.7
1931––31.4
1930––31.6
1929––32
1928––31.9
1927––31.9
1926––32.7
1925––32.4
1924––33.1
1923––33.1
1922––33.2
1921––34.2
1920––34.4
1919––35.7
1918––37.6
1917––35.3
1916––35.1
1915––35.3
1914––35.4
1913––35.1
1912––35.5
1911––36
1910––36.4
1909––36.6
1908––37.2
1907––37.4
1906––38.1
1905––38.8
1904––38.9
1903––39.5
1902––40.1
1901––40.8
1900––40.9
1899––40.8
1898––41.2
1897––41
1896––41.1
1895––41.3
1894––41.2
1893––41.2
1892––41.7
1891––41.3
1890––41.5
1889––41.2
1888––41
1887––41.1
1886––41.1
1885––41.2
1884––41.1
1883––41.4
1882––41.5
1881––41.1
1880––41.6
1879––41.1
1878––41.6
1877––41.2
1876––41.4
1875––41.5
1874––41.7
1873––41.8
1872––42.1
1871––42.2
1870––41.9
1869––42.1
1868––42.4
1867––42
1866––42.1
1865––42.3
1864––42.2
1863––42.5
1862––42.6
1861––42.9
1860––42.9
1859––43.7
1858––43.8
1857––44.2
1856––44.2
1855––44
1854––43.7
1853––43.2
1852––42.9
1851––42.4
1850––42
1849––42.3
1848––42.3
1847––42.2
1846––42.4
1845––42
1844––42.1
1843––42.1
1842––42.2
1841––42.1
1840––42.1
1839––42.1
1838––42.2
1837––42.2
1836––42.2
1835––42.2
1834––42.3
1833––42.2
1832––42.2
1831––42.2
1830––42.2
1829––42.1
1828––42.1
1827––42.1
1826––42.1
1825––42.1
1824––42.1
1823––42.1
1822––42.1
1821––42.1
1820––42.1
1819––42.2
1818––42.2
1817––42.2
1816––42.2
1815––42.2
1814––42.3
1813––42.3
1812––42.4
1811––42.4
1810––42.5
1809––42.5
1808––42.5
1807––42.5
1806––42.6
1805––42.6
1804––42.6
1803––42.6
1802––42.7
1801––42.7
1800––42.8

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
  • Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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