Cuba vs Peru
Cuba vs Peru: Child mortality
Child mortality in 2024: 0.9 per 100 live births in Cuba and 1.3 per 100 live births in Peru, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Peru, by 0.4 per 100 live births, or 1.5 times that in Cuba.
deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME
What the numbers say
- Peru has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1952.
- 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 | Peru | 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 | 1.9 | 4.7 |
| 2011 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 5 |
| 2010 | 0.6 | 2 | 5.1 |
| 2009 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 5.5 |
| 2007 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 5.7 |
| 2006 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 6 |
| 2005 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 6.2 |
| 2004 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | 0.8 | 3 | 6.8 |
| 2002 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 7.1 |
| 2001 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 7.4 |
| 2000 | 0.9 | 3.8 | 7.7 |
| 1999 | 0.9 | 4.2 | 7.9 |
| 1998 | 0.9 | 4.5 | 8.3 |
| 1997 | 1 | 4.9 | 8.4 |
| 1996 | 1 | 5.4 | 8.6 |
| 1995 | 1.1 | 5.8 | 8.8 |
| 1994 | 1.1 | 6.3 | 8.9 |
| 1993 | 1.2 | 6.7 | 9.1 |
| 1992 | 1.2 | 7.2 | 9.2 |
| 1991 | 1.3 | 7.6 | 9.3 |
| 1990 | 1.4 | 8.1 | 9.4 |
| 1989 | 1.4 | 8.5 | 9.5 |
| 1988 | 1.5 | 9 | 10 |
| 1987 | 1.6 | 9.5 | 9.9 |
| 1986 | 1.7 | 10 | 10.3 |
| 1985 | 1.7 | 10.6 | 10.6 |
| 1984 | 1.8 | 11.1 | 10.9 |
| 1983 | 1.9 | 11.6 | 11.1 |
| 1982 | 2 | 12 | 11.2 |
| 1981 | 2.1 | 12.4 | 11.6 |
| 1980 | 2.2 | 12.7 | 11.9 |
| 1979 | 2.3 | 13 | 11.9 |
| 1978 | 2.5 | 13.3 | 12.3 |
| 1977 | 2.6 | 13.6 | 12.6 |
| 1976 | 2.8 | 14 | 12.8 |
| 1975 | 2.9 | 14.4 | 13.1 |
| 1974 | 3.1 | 14.8 | 13.3 |
| 1973 | 3.3 | 15.3 | 13.5 |
| 1972 | 3.5 | 15.8 | 13.7 |
| 1971 | 3.7 | 16.2 | 13.9 |
| 1970 | 3.8 | 20 | 14.2 |
| 1969 | 4 | 17.3 | 14.6 |
| 1968 | 4.1 | 17.8 | 15 |
| 1967 | 4.2 | 18.4 | 15.3 |
| 1966 | 4.3 | 19 | 15.1 |
| 1965 | 4.4 | 19.7 | 15.1 |
| 1964 | 4.4 | 20.4 | 15.7 |
| 1963 | 4.5 | 21.1 | 16.2 |
| 1962 | 4.5 | 21.8 | 17 |
| 1961 | 4.4 | 22.5 | 18.8 |
| 1960 | 4.4 | 23.1 | 20.2 |
| 1959 | 4.4 | 23.8 | 19.9 |
| 1958 | 4.4 | 24.4 | 19.7 |
| 1957 | 4.7 | 25.2 | 20.5 |
| 1956 | 4.3 | 26.1 | 21.3 |
| 1955 | 4.6 | 27.2 | 22.3 |
| 1954 | 4.1 | 28.4 | 22.8 |
| 1953 | 4.8 | 29.7 | 23.3 |
| 1952 | 4.8 | 31 | 23.9 |
| 1951 | 5 | – | 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 Peru
Health
People
- PopulationCuba: 11 million people in 2023Peru: 33.9 million people in 2023
- Population growthCuba: -0.35% a year in 2023Peru: 1.12% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCuba: 1.44 births per woman in 2023Peru: 1.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCuba: 77.2% in 2025Peru: 85.6% in 2025
- Median ageCuba: 41.7 years in 2023Peru: 29.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCuba: 16.2% in 2023Peru: 9% in 2023
- Net migration rateCuba: -2.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Peru: 0.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCuba: 2.88% of GDP in 2018Peru: 0.81% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personCuba: $11 in 2018Peru: $75 in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCuba: 76,000 people in 2020Peru: 158,000 people in 2020
- National powerCuba: 0.11% of world capability in 2022Peru: 0.28% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCuba: 1.54% of the labour force in 2020Peru: 0.94% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCuba: 8 million TIV in 2004Peru: 90 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCuba: 8 million TIV in 1980Peru: 5 million TIV in 2004