Cuba vs United States: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 4.4 per 1,000 live births in Cuba and 5.3 per 1,000 live births in United States, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United States, by 0.9 per 1,000 live births, or 1.21 times that in Cuba.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

United States has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Cuba.
In 2023, Cuba ranked 182 and United States ranked 164 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Cuba at 1.7 per 1,000 live births and United States at 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	United States	World
2023	4.4	5.3	27.3
2022	4.6	5.4	28.2
2021	7.3	5.5	28.4
2020	4.8	5.3	28.7
2019	4.9	5.5	29.2
2018	5.6	5.6	29.7
2017	5.4	5.7	30.3
2016	5.3	5.8	31.1
2015	5.2	5.9	32.1
2014	5.1	5.8	32.9
2013	5.1	5.9	33.9
2012	5.1	6	35
2011	5.1	6	36.8
2010	5.2	6.2	37.7
2009	5.3	6.5	39.1
2008	5.4	6.8	40.4
2007	5.5	7	42
2006	5.7	7	43.7
2005	5.9	7	45.4
2004	6.1	6.9	47.2
2003	6.3	7	48.8
2002	6.6	7	50.6
2001	6.8	6.9	52.2
2000	7.1	7.2	53.7
1999	7.4	7.3	55.5
1998	7.7	7.5	57.1
1997	8.1	7.4	58.3
1996	8.4	7.6	59.6
1995	8.8	7.8	60.8
1994	9.2	8.2	62
1993	9.7	8.5	62.9
1992	10.1	8.7	64.1
1991	10.6	9.2	64.9
1990	11.2	9.7	64.9
1989	11.7	10.3	66.2
1988	12.3	10.2	68
1987	12.9	10.3	68.6
1986	13.6	10.4	70.8
1985	14.4	10.8	72.9
1984	15.2	10.9	74.6
1983	16.1	11.1	76.1
1982	17.1	11.5	76.6
1981	18.1	11.9	78.7
1980	19.3	12.7	80.6
1979	20.6	13.1	82.5
1978	22.1	13.6	84.7
1977	23.8	14.2	86.4
1976	25.8	15.1	88.1
1975	27.9	15.9	89.6
1974	30.3	16.8	90.9
1973	32.7	17.3	92.1
1972	35.2	17.8	93.6
1971	37.6	18.8	96.1
1970	40	20.9	96.9
1969	42.4	21.4	98.3
1968	44.7	22.1	100.2
1967	47	22.3	103.1
1966	49.4	23.4	104.9
1965	51.8	24.1	106.4
1964	54.2	24.8	106.1
1963	57.5	25.1	107.7
1962	59.1	25.2	110.2
1961	61.5	25.4	121.5
1960	64	26.4	131.8
1959	66.4	26.7	125.7
1958	68.8	27.4	117.7
1957	71.2	27.4	120
1956	73.6	27.3	121.9
1955	76.1	27.8	124.8
1954	78.4	28.5	127.7
1953	80.7	29.9	130.1
1952	83	31.2	132.7
1951	85.2	31.4	136
1950	87.4	31.7	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Cuba	United States	World
2024	4.53.8–5.4	4.94.1–5.9	26.9
2025	4.43.4–5.9	4.83.7–6.2	26.4
2026	4.33.2–6.1	4.73.4–6.4	25.9
2027	4.23–6.4	4.53.3–6.6	25.4
2028	4.12.8–6.5	4.43.1–6.7	24.9
2029	4.12.7–6.7	4.32.9–6.9	24.5
2030	42.5–6.8	4.12.7–6.9	24
2031	3.92.4–6.9	42.6–7	23.6
2032	3.82.3–6.8	3.92.4–7	23.2
2033	3.72.2–6.7	3.82.4–7.1	22.8
2034	3.72.1–6.9	3.72.2–7.1	22.3
2035	3.62–7	3.62.1–7.1	21.9
2036	3.51.9–7.1	3.52–7	21.5
2037	3.51.9–6.9	3.42–7.2	21.1
2038	3.41.8–6.8	3.31.9–7.2	20.8
2039	3.31.8–6.9	3.31.8–7.1	20.4
2040	3.31.7–6.8	3.21.8–7.1	20
2041	3.21.7–6.8	3.11.7–7.1	19.7
2042	3.21.6–6.6	31.7–7	19.4
2043	3.11.5–6.8	31.6–7	19
2044	3.11.5–6.7	2.91.5–7	18.7
2045	31.5–6.6	2.81.5–6.7	18.4
2046	31.5–6.6	2.71.4–6.7	18.2
2047	2.91.4–6.6	2.71.4–6.6	17.9
2048	2.91.4–6.6	2.61.4–6.5	17.7
2049	2.81.4–6.5	2.61.3–6.5	17.5
2050	2.81.4–6.5	2.51.3–6.4	17.3
2051	2.81.3–6.6	2.41.2–6.3	17.1
2052	2.71.3–6.4	2.41.2–6.2	16.9
2053	2.71.3–6.3	2.31.2–6.2	16.7
2054	2.61.3–6.3	2.31.1–6.1	16.5
2055	2.61.2–6.1	2.21.1–6	16.3
2056	2.61.2–6.2	2.21–6	16.1
2057	2.51.2–6.2	2.11–5.8	15.9
2058	2.51.1–6.1	2.10.9–5.6	15.7
2059	2.51.1–5.9	2.10.9–5.7	15.5
2060	2.51.1–6	20.9–5.5	15.3
2061	2.41.1–6	20.9–5.6	15.1
2062	2.41.1–5.9	1.90.9–5.5	14.9
2063	2.41–5.9	1.90.8–5.4	14.7
2064	2.41–5.9	1.90.8–5.4	14.5
2065	2.31–5.8	1.80.8–5.4	14.3
2066	2.31–5.9	1.80.8–5.2	14.1
2067	2.31–5.7	1.80.8–5.1	13.9
2068	2.30.9–5.6	1.70.7–4.9	13.8
2069	2.20.9–5.5	1.70.7–4.9	13.6
2070	2.20.9–5.6	1.70.7–4.9	13.4
2071	2.20.9–5.6	1.60.6–4.9	13.2
2072	2.20.8–5.7	1.60.6–4.8	13
2073	2.20.8–5.6	1.60.6–4.9	12.9
2074	2.10.8–5.6	1.60.6–4.8	12.7
2075	2.10.8–5.5	1.50.6–4.8	12.6
2076	2.10.8–5.4	1.50.6–4.8	12.4
2077	2.10.8–5.3	1.50.6–4.8	12.3
2078	2.10.8–5.2	1.50.5–4.7	12.1
2079	20.8–5.1	1.40.5–4.7	12
2080	20.7–5.1	1.40.5–4.4	11.8
2081	20.7–5.1	1.40.5–4.5	11.7
2082	20.7–5.1	1.40.4–4.5	11.6
2083	20.7–5	1.30.4–4.3	11.5
2084	20.7–5	1.30.4–4.5	11.4
2085	20.7–5	1.30.4–4.4	11.3
2086	1.90.7–5.1	1.30.4–4.2	11.1
2087	1.90.7–4.9	1.30.4–4.2	11
2088	1.90.6–4.9	1.20.4–4.1	10.9
2089	1.90.6–4.8	1.20.3–4.1	10.8
2090	1.90.6–4.7	1.20.3–4	10.7
2091	1.90.6–4.7	1.20.3–4.1	10.6
2092	1.80.6–4.7	1.20.3–3.9	10.5
2093	1.80.6–4.7	1.10.3–4	10.4
2094	1.80.6–4.6	1.10.3–3.7	10.3
2095	1.80.6–4.6	1.10.2–3.7	10.1
2096	1.80.5–4.5	1.10.2–3.7	10
2097	1.80.5–4.5	1.10.2–3.6	9.9
2098	1.80.5–4.6	1.10.2–3.5	9.8
2099	1.70.5–4.5	10.2–3.4	9.7
2100	1.70.5–4.5	10.2–3.3	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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