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U.S. sanctions likely led to increase in infant mortality rate in Cuba, report finds
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- A new report from the Center for Economic and Policy Research found that U.S.
- From 2018 to 2025, the infant mortality rate — which measures the number of deaths of infants under 1 year of age per 1,000 live births — in Cuba surged by 148%, the report found.
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A new report from the Center for Economic and Policy Research found that U.S. sanctions imposed on Cuba at the start of the first Trump administration were “likely the primary cause” for the increase in the infant mortality rate on the island.
From 2018 to 2025, the infant mortality rate — which measures the number of deaths of infants under 1 year of age per 1,000 live births — in Cuba surged by 148%, the report found. The timeline for that increase has coincided with harsher economic sanctions implemented by Presidents Trump and Biden.
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