Cuba vs Haiti: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 4.4 per 1,000 live births in Cuba and 43.4 per 1,000 live births in Haiti, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Haiti, by 39 per 1,000 live births, or 9.94 times that in Cuba.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

CubaHaitiUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

Haiti has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Cuba ranked 182 and Haiti ranked 24 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Cuba at 1.7 per 1,000 live births and Haiti at 11.1 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Year	Cuba	Haiti	World
2023	4.4	43.4	27.3
2022	4.6	44.6	28.2
2021	7.3	46.2	28.4
2020	4.8	47	28.7
2019	4.9	48.3	29.2
2018	5.6	49.7	29.7
2017	5.4	51	30.3
2016	5.3	52.7	31.1
2015	5.2	53.8	32.1
2014	5.1	55.1	32.9
2013	5.1	56.4	33.9
2012	5.1	57.9	35
2011	5.1	59.7	36.8
2010	5.2	82.5	37.7
2009	5.3	61.5	39.1
2008	5.4	63.1	40.4
2007	5.5	64.3	42
2006	5.7	65.6	43.7
2005	5.9	67.2	45.4
2004	6.1	72.8	47.2
2003	6.3	70.6	48.8
2002	6.6	72.4	50.6
2001	6.8	74.4	52.2
2000	7.1	76.6	53.7
1999	7.4	78.9	55.5
1998	7.7	81.3	57.1
1997	8.1	83.7	58.3
1996	8.4	86.3	59.6
1995	8.8	88.9	60.8
1994	9.2	92	62
1993	9.7	94	62.9
1992	10.1	96.5	64.1
1991	10.6	99.1	64.9
1990	11.2	101.5	64.9
1989	11.7	103.9	66.2
1988	12.3	106.4	68
1987	12.9	108.8	68.6
1986	13.6	111.4	70.8
1985	14.4	113.7	72.9
1984	15.2	116.2	74.6
1983	16.1	118.7	76.1
1982	17.1	121.3	76.6
1981	18.1	123.9	78.7
1980	19.3	126.6	80.6
1979	20.6	129.1	82.5
1978	22.1	131.7	84.7
1977	23.8	134.4	86.4
1976	25.8	137	88.1
1975	27.9	139.7	89.6
1974	30.3	142.3	90.9
1973	32.7	144.8	92.1
1972	35.2	147.5	93.6
1971	37.6	149.8	96.1
1970	40	152.2	96.9
1969	42.4	154.4	98.3
1968	44.7	156.7	100.2
1967	47	158.8	103.1
1966	49.4	161.3	104.9
1965	51.8	162.9	106.4
1964	54.2	165	106.1
1963	57.5	171.5	107.7
1962	59.1	168.8	110.2
1961	61.5	170.7	121.5
1960	64	172.6	131.8
1959	66.4	174.6	125.7
1958	68.8	176.7	117.7
1957	71.2	179	120
1956	73.6	181.6	121.9
1955	76.1	184.6	124.8
1954	78.4	188.3	127.7
1953	80.7	191.3	130.1
1952	83	194.8	132.7
1951	85.2	198.4	136
1950	87.4	202	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Cuba	Haiti	World
2024	4.53.8–5.4	44.237.4–51.5	26.9
2025	4.43.4–5.9	43.433.6–53.8	26.4
2026	4.33.2–6.1	42.731.3–55.4	25.9
2027	4.23–6.4	41.928.6–56	25.4
2028	4.12.8–6.5	41.126.1–57	24.9
2029	4.12.7–6.7	40.424.3–58.1	24.5
2030	42.5–6.8	39.622.7–59.2	24
2031	3.92.4–6.9	38.921–59.2	23.6
2032	3.82.3–6.8	38.220–59.8	23.2
2033	3.72.2–6.7	37.618.3–59.7	22.8
2034	3.72.1–6.9	36.917.3–60.2	22.3
2035	3.62–7	36.316.1–61.6	21.9
2036	3.51.9–7.1	35.715.6–61.7	21.5
2037	3.51.9–6.9	35.214.3–61.5	21.1
2038	3.41.8–6.8	34.513.2–62.4	20.8
2039	3.31.8–6.9	33.912.8–63.5	20.4
2040	3.31.7–6.8	33.411.9–64.5	20
2041	3.21.7–6.8	32.911.4–64.2	19.7
2042	3.21.6–6.6	32.311–65.3	19.4
2043	3.11.5–6.8	31.710.8–66.1	19
2044	3.11.5–6.7	31.210–66	18.7
2045	31.5–6.6	30.69.6–66.1	18.4
2046	31.5–6.6	309.2–66.1	18.2
2047	2.91.4–6.6	29.48.9–65.3	17.9
2048	2.91.4–6.6	28.98.3–65.9	17.7
2049	2.81.4–6.5	28.38–67.1	17.5
2050	2.81.4–6.5	27.77.7–66.9	17.3
2051	2.81.3–6.6	27.27.3–66.9	17.1
2052	2.71.3–6.4	26.77.3–67.2	16.9
2053	2.71.3–6.3	26.16.8–66.3	16.7
2054	2.61.3–6.3	25.66.7–66.8	16.5
2055	2.61.2–6.1	25.26.6–66.9	16.3
2056	2.61.2–6.2	24.76.2–66.1	16.1
2057	2.51.2–6.2	24.26.1–65.2	15.9
2058	2.51.1–6.1	23.75.9–65.4	15.7
2059	2.51.1–5.9	23.35.6–66.7	15.5
2060	2.51.1–6	22.95.6–66.7	15.3
2061	2.41.1–6	22.55.3–64.2	15.1
2062	2.41.1–5.9	225.3–63.6	14.9
2063	2.41–5.9	21.65.2–64.7	14.7
2064	2.41–5.9	21.25–64.1	14.5
2065	2.31–5.8	20.74.9–64.7	14.3
2066	2.31–5.9	20.44.6–62.6	14.1
2067	2.31–5.7	204.5–61.9	13.9
2068	2.30.9–5.6	19.64.5–61.1	13.8
2069	2.20.9–5.5	19.24.3–60.7	13.6
2070	2.20.9–5.6	18.84.1–60.3	13.4
2071	2.20.9–5.6	18.54–59.9	13.2
2072	2.20.8–5.7	18.13.8–58.8	13
2073	2.20.8–5.6	17.73.7–58.3	12.9
2074	2.10.8–5.6	17.43.6–58.5	12.7
2075	2.10.8–5.5	17.13.5–58.3	12.6
2076	2.10.8–5.4	16.83.5–58.6	12.4
2077	2.10.8–5.3	16.53.5–58.9	12.3
2078	2.10.8–5.2	16.13.3–58.7	12.1
2079	20.8–5.1	15.83.3–60.3	12
2080	20.7–5.1	15.53.2–60.6	11.8
2081	20.7–5.1	15.23.1–59.2	11.7
2082	20.7–5.1	14.93–58.5	11.6
2083	20.7–5	14.62.9–59.4	11.5
2084	20.7–5	14.32.8–59	11.4
2085	20.7–5	14.12.7–59.5	11.3
2086	1.90.7–5.1	13.92.7–58.8	11.1
2087	1.90.7–4.9	13.72.6–58.2	11
2088	1.90.6–4.9	13.42.7–58	10.9
2089	1.90.6–4.8	13.22.5–56.9	10.8
2090	1.90.6–4.7	132.6–57	10.7
2091	1.90.6–4.7	12.82.6–57.6	10.6
2092	1.80.6–4.7	12.62.6–58.1	10.5
2093	1.80.6–4.7	12.42.6–58.3	10.4
2094	1.80.6–4.6	12.22.5–55.9	10.3
2095	1.80.6–4.6	122.6–59.2	10.1
2096	1.80.5–4.5	11.82.5–58.4	10
2097	1.80.5–4.5	11.72.5–58.4	9.9
2098	1.80.5–4.6	11.42.4–56.5	9.8
2099	1.70.5–4.5	11.32.5–56.6	9.7
2100	1.70.5–4.5	11.12.5–56.9	9.6

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Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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