Cuba vs Mexico
Cuba vs Mexico: Child mortality
Child mortality in 2024: 0.9 per 100 live births in Cuba and 1.3 per 100 live births in Mexico, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Mexico, by 0.5 per 100 live births, or 1.52 times that in Cuba.
deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME
What the numbers say
- Mexico has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1951.
- 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
| Year | Cuba | Mexico | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 3.8 |
| 2022 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 3.9 |
| 2019 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 4 |
| 2017 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 4.1 |
| 2016 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 4.2 |
| 2015 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 4.3 |
| 2014 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 4.4 |
| 2013 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 4.5 |
| 2012 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 4.7 |
| 2011 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 5 |
| 2010 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 5.1 |
| 2009 | 0.6 | 2 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | 0.7 | 2 | 5.5 |
| 2007 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 5.7 |
| 2006 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 6 |
| 2005 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 6.2 |
| 2004 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 6.8 |
| 2002 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 7.1 |
| 2001 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 7.4 |
| 2000 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 7.7 |
| 1999 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 7.9 |
| 1998 | 0.9 | 3 | 8.3 |
| 1997 | 1 | 3.2 | 8.4 |
| 1996 | 1 | 3.3 | 8.6 |
| 1995 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 8.8 |
| 1994 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 8.9 |
| 1993 | 1.2 | 3.9 | 9.1 |
| 1992 | 1.2 | 4.1 | 9.2 |
| 1991 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 9.3 |
| 1990 | 1.4 | 4.5 | 9.4 |
| 1989 | 1.4 | 4.7 | 9.5 |
| 1988 | 1.5 | 4.9 | 10 |
| 1987 | 1.6 | 5.2 | 9.9 |
| 1986 | 1.7 | 5.4 | 10.3 |
| 1985 | 1.7 | 5.7 | 10.6 |
| 1984 | 1.8 | 6 | 10.9 |
| 1983 | 1.9 | 6.2 | 11.1 |
| 1982 | 2 | 6.5 | 11.2 |
| 1981 | 2.1 | 6.9 | 11.6 |
| 1980 | 2.2 | 7.2 | 11.9 |
| 1979 | 2.3 | 7.5 | 11.9 |
| 1978 | 2.5 | 7.9 | 12.3 |
| 1977 | 2.6 | 8.2 | 12.6 |
| 1976 | 2.8 | 8.5 | 12.8 |
| 1975 | 2.9 | 8.9 | 13.1 |
| 1974 | 3.1 | 9.2 | 13.3 |
| 1973 | 3.3 | 9.6 | 13.5 |
| 1972 | 3.5 | 9.9 | 13.7 |
| 1971 | 3.7 | 10.3 | 13.9 |
| 1970 | 3.8 | 10.7 | 14.2 |
| 1969 | 4 | 11.1 | 14.6 |
| 1968 | 4.1 | 11.5 | 15 |
| 1967 | 4.2 | 11.9 | 15.3 |
| 1966 | 4.3 | 12.3 | 15.1 |
| 1965 | 4.4 | 12.7 | 15.1 |
| 1964 | 4.4 | 13.2 | 15.7 |
| 1963 | 4.5 | 13.7 | 16.2 |
| 1962 | 4.5 | 14.2 | 17 |
| 1961 | 4.4 | 14.8 | 18.8 |
| 1960 | 4.4 | 15.5 | 20.2 |
| 1959 | 4.4 | 16.2 | 19.9 |
| 1958 | 4.4 | 17 | 19.7 |
| 1957 | 4.7 | 17.8 | 20.5 |
| 1956 | 4.3 | 18.7 | 21.3 |
| 1955 | 4.6 | 19.7 | 22.3 |
| 1954 | 4.1 | 20.8 | 22.8 |
| 1953 | 4.8 | 21.9 | 23.3 |
| 1952 | 4.8 | 23.1 | 23.9 |
| 1951 | 5 | 24.3 | 24.3 |
| 1950 | 4.4 | – | 24.7 |
| 1949 | 4.8 | – | 24.9 |
| 1948 | 5 | – | 24.9 |
| 1947 | 5.4 | – | 25.5 |
| 1946 | 5.3 | – | 25.8 |
| 1945 | 9.5 | – | 26.7 |
| 1944 | 7.8 | – | 27.4 |
| 1943 | 9.9 | – | 27.7 |
| 1942 | – | – | 27.9 |
| 1941 | – | – | 27.8 |
| 1940 | – | – | 27.9 |
| 1939 | – | – | 28 |
| 1938 | 11.9 | – | 28.7 |
| 1937 | 12.6 | – | 28.8 |
| 1936 | 16 | – | 29.1 |
| 1935 | 20 | – | 29.5 |
| 1934 | 14.9 | – | 30.7 |
| 1933 | 20.9 | – | 30.5 |
| 1932 | 17.3 | – | 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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Cuba vs Mexico
Health
People
- PopulationCuba: 11 million people in 2023Mexico: 130 million people in 2023
- Population growthCuba: -0.35% a year in 2023Mexico: 0.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCuba: 1.44 births per woman in 2023Mexico: 1.91 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCuba: 77.2% in 2025Mexico: 80% in 2025
- Median ageCuba: 41.7 years in 2023Mexico: 28.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCuba: 16.2% in 2023Mexico: 8% in 2023
- Net migration rateCuba: -2.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Mexico: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCuba: 2.88% of GDP in 2018Mexico: 0.74% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personCuba: $11 in 2018Mexico: $104 in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCuba: 76,000 people in 2020Mexico: 341,000 people in 2020
- National powerCuba: 0.11% of world capability in 2022Mexico: 1.14% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCuba: 1.54% of the labour force in 2020Mexico: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCuba: 8 million TIV in 2004Mexico: 9 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCuba: 8 million TIV in 1980Mexico: 1 million TIV in 2019