Fertility & birth rates in Cuba and Mauritius

Fertility rate in Cuba vs Mauritius chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Cuba was 1.44 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.39 in Mauritius in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Cuba	Mauritius
1960	4.13	5.9
1961	4.26	5.98
1962	4.42	5.88
1963	4.56	6.18
1964	4.53	5.96
1965	4.5	5.51
1966	4.4	5.46
1967	4.29	4.63
1968	4.19	4.6
1969	4.12	3.97
1970	3.98	3.82
1971	3.8	3.51
1972	3.61	3.41
1973	3.4	3.07
1974	3.16	3.45
1975	2.82	3.2
1976	2.51	3.13
1977	2.21	3.07
1978	1.88	3.01
1979	1.77	2.91
1980	1.64	2.8
1981	1.59	2.67
1982	1.78	2.53
1983	1.8	2.4
1984	1.77	2.16
1985	1.77	2.02
1986	1.78	1.99
1987	1.8	2.05
1988	1.85	2.14
1989	1.83	2.23
1990	1.81	2.32
1991	1.66	2.3
1992	1.56	2.37
1993	1.49	2.21
1994	1.47	2.25
1995	1.48	2.14
1996	1.46	2.12
1997	1.59	2.04
1998	1.62	1.97
1999	1.64	2.05
2000	1.61	1.99
2001	1.6	1.91
2002	1.65	1.94
2003	1.63	1.87
2004	1.55	1.92
2005	1.49	1.88
2006	1.4	1.77
2007	1.44	1.74
2008	1.58	1.67
2009	1.68	1.59
2010	1.67	1.57
2011	1.73	1.55
2012	1.67	1.54
2013	1.68	1.44
2014	1.66	1.43
2015	1.69	1.36
2016	1.6	1.4
2017	1.59	1.44
2018	1.61	1.41
2019	1.54	1.4
2020	1.49	1.44
2021	1.43	1.41
2022	1.41	1.32
2023	1.44	1.39
2024	1.45	1.37
2025	1.45	1.36
2026	1.45	1.35
2027	1.46	1.35
2028	1.46	1.35
2029	1.46	1.35
2030	1.47	1.36
2031	1.47	1.36
2032	1.47	1.37
2033	1.48	1.37
2034	1.48	1.38
2035	1.49	1.39
2036	1.49	1.39
2037	1.49	1.4
2038	1.49	1.41
2039	1.49	1.41
2040	1.49	1.42
2041	1.49	1.42
2042	1.5	1.43
2043	1.5	1.43
2044	1.5	1.44
2045	1.5	1.45
2046	1.51	1.45
2047	1.51	1.46
2048	1.51	1.46
2049	1.51	1.47
2050	1.51	1.47

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cuba	Mauritius
1960	36%	45%
1961	36.2%	45%
1962	36.5%	45.1%
1963	36.8%	45.1%
1964	37.1%	44.8%
1965	37.3%	44.4%
1966	37.5%	44%
1967	37.7%	43.4%
1968	37.8%	42.9%
1969	37.9%	42.3%
1970	38%	41.6%
1971	37.9%	40.9%
1972	37.8%	40.1%
1973	37.6%	39.1%
1974	37.3%	38.2%
1975	36.8%	37.3%
1976	36.2%	36.5%
1977	35.4%	35.7%
1978	34.3%	34.9%
1979	33.2%	34.2%
1980	31.9%	33.6%
1981	30.5%	33.1%
1982	29.3%	32.6%
1983	28.1%	32.2%
1984	27.1%	31.8%
1985	26.1%	31.4%
1986	25.2%	31.1%
1987	24.3%	30.8%
1988	23.6%	30.5%
1989	23.1%	30.1%
1990	22.8%	29.8%
1991	22.5%	29.4%
1992	22.4%	29%
1993	22.2%	28.5%
1994	22.1%	28%
1995	22.1%	27.5%
1996	22.1%	27%
1997	22%	26.6%
1998	21.8%	26.2%
1999	21.5%	25.8%
2000	21.3%	25.6%
2001	20.9%	25.3%
2002	20.6%	25%
2003	20.2%	24.7%
2004	19.8%	24.3%
2005	19.4%	23.9%
2006	18.9%	23.4%
2007	18.5%	22.9%
2008	18.2%	22.3%
2009	17.9%	21.7%
2010	17.7%	21.1%
2011	17.5%	20.6%
2012	17.3%	20.1%
2013	17.1%	19.7%
2014	16.9%	19.3%
2015	16.7%	18.9%
2016	16.5%	18.4%
2017	16.3%	17.9%
2018	16.1%	17.4%
2019	16%	16.9%
2020	15.8%	16.4%
2021	15.8%	15.9%
2022	15.7%	15.5%
2023	15.5%	15.1%
2024	15.3%	14.8%
2025	15%	14.5%
2026	14.7%	14.3%
2027	14.4%	14.1%
2028	14.1%	14%
2029	13.9%	13.8%
2030	13.6%	13.7%
2031	13.4%	13.6%
2032	13.2%	13.5%
2033	13%	13.4%
2034	12.8%	13.3%
2035	12.7%	13.2%
2036	12.6%	13%
2037	12.6%	12.9%
2038	12.5%	12.8%
2039	12.4%	12.7%
2040	12.4%	12.6%
2041	12.3%	12.5%
2042	12.3%	12.4%
2043	12.2%	12.3%
2044	12.2%	12.2%
2045	12.1%	12.1%
2046	12.1%	12%
2047	12%	11.8%
2048	12%	11.7%
2049	11.9%	11.6%
2050	11.8%	11.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.3% of the population in Cuba and 14.8% in Mauritius in 2024, compared to 22.8% and 29.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cuba and Mauritius compared.

Natural population change in Cuba vs Mauritius by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.06% in Cuba and +0.15% in Mauritius. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Cuba	Mauritius
1960	172,816	19,931
1961	183,806	20,355
1962	196,423	20,660
1963	205,788	22,069
1964	209,315	22,239
1965	211,322	20,482
1966	209,179	20,758
1967	207,245	17,560
1968	205,487	17,884
1969	205,581	15,761
1970	201,823	16,190
1971	195,106	15,441
1972	187,588	14,825
1973	177,387	13,145
1974	165,099	17,561
1975	144,964	15,342
1976	125,383	16,407
1977	106,875	16,769
1978	86,864	18,670
1979	81,192	19,282
1980	74,271	19,321
1981	74,067	18,334
1982	95,866	15,880
1983	101,858	14,525
1984	101,670	13,665
1985	103,228	12,451
1986	105,997	12,340
1987	109,617	13,262
1988	116,626	14,084
1989	114,865	14,718
1990	112,378	15,564
1991	95,398	15,091
1992	83,461	15,833
1993	73,221	14,814
1994	68,604	14,355
1995	66,809	13,020
1996	61,837	13,041
1997	71,828	11,943
1998	71,284	11,489
1999	69,069	12,341
2000	61,133	12,224
2001	57,325	11,723
2002	58,212	11,685
2003	56,170	10,799
2004	44,258	10,745
2005	36,660	10,195
2006	24,508	8,515
2007	24,617	8,429
2008	32,848	7,465
2009	37,543	6,113
2010	37,021	5,877
2011	40,753	5,511
2012	33,864	5,149
2013	29,827	4,281
2014	22,448	3,657
2015	20,464	3,031
2016	9,677	2,906
2017	2,306	3,415
2018	3,436	2,151
2019	-4,245	1,773
2020	-12,808	2,405
2021	-71,616	-253
2022	-17,961	-757
2023	-15,880	1,009

Maternal mortality chart: Cuba vs Mauritius

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 35 deaths per 100,000 live births in Cuba, compared to 66 deaths in Mauritius.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cuba	Mauritius
1985	70	111
1986	70	106
1987	69	103
1988	68	93
1989	66	85
1990	66	77
1991	66	75
1992	66	73
1993	65	70
1994	64	63
1995	62	55
1996	59	52
1997	57	49
1998	54	48
1999	51	46
2000	48	43
2001	46	42
2002	45	42
2003	44	42
2004	44	43
2005	43	43
2006	42	45
2007	42	46
2008	44	48
2009	45	51
2010	44	53
2011	44	55
2012	42	55
2013	42	58
2014	42	60
2015	41	61
2016	40	62
2017	39	66
2018	39	67
2019	40	67
2020	40	58
2021	172	80
2022	41	61
2023	35	66

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.83% in Cuba and 1.52% in Mauritius. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Cuba	Mauritius
1960	4.41%	10.2%
1961	4.44%	9.82%
1962	4.45%	9.31%
1963	4.45%	8.72%
1964	4.43%	8.4%
1965	4.38%	8.66%
1966	4.31%	9.25%
1967	4.22%	9.55%
1968	4.11%	9.25%
1969	3.97%	8.72%
1970	3.82%	8.35%
1971	3.65%	8.15%
1972	3.47%	7.98%
1973	3.29%	7.71%
1974	3.11%	7.24%
1975	2.94%	6.53%
1976	2.77%	5.74%
1977	2.62%	5.08%
1978	2.47%	4.62%
1979	2.34%	4.28%
1980	2.22%	4.02%
1981	2.11%	3.77%
1982	2%	3.47%
1983	1.9%	3.15%
1984	1.81%	2.92%
1985	1.73%	2.85%
1986	1.64%	2.88%
1987	1.56%	2.85%
1988	1.49%	2.7%
1989	1.41%	2.5%
1990	1.34%	2.32%
1991	1.28%	2.19%
1992	1.22%	2.13%
1993	1.16%	2.12%
1994	1.11%	2.16%
1995	1.06%	2.22%
1996	1.01%	2.26%
1997	0.97%	2.25%
1998	0.93%	2.16%
1999	0.89%	2.03%
2000	0.86%	1.89%
2001	0.82%	1.76%
2002	0.79%	1.66%
2003	0.76%	1.6%
2004	0.73%	1.57%
2005	0.71%	1.55%
2006	0.69%	1.54%
2007	0.66%	1.52%
2008	0.65%	1.5%
2009	0.63%	1.48%
2010	0.62%	1.48%
2011	0.61%	1.49%
2012	0.6%	1.5%
2013	0.6%	1.49%
2014	0.6%	1.47%
2015	0.61%	1.47%
2016	0.62%	1.47%
2017	0.64%	1.5%
2018	0.66%	1.53%
2019	0.69%	1.57%
2020	0.72%	1.58%
2021	0.76%	1.57%
2022	0.79%	1.55%
2023	0.83%	1.52%