Cuba Reports Lower Child Mortality Rate than US and Canada

Cuba Reports Lower Child Mortality Rate than US and Canada
By Staff Writers, teleSUR
Sunday, Dec 27, 2015


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For six years in a row, Cuba celebrates less than 5 child deaths per every 1,000 births, one of the lowest rates in the region. | Photo: Granma - Guerrero Ocana, Maylin
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Cuba's public health care system is renowned worldwide for its excellence and efficiency. For the sixth year in a row, Cuba has reported success in reducing its child mortality rate, reporting five deaths for every 1,000 births, according to local media Wednesday.

The numbers come from a new report released by the Cuban health department, noting this year's results of the Mother-Child Program.

The program has proved successful because of the Medical Genetic program, which since 1983 has been revamped and improved, as well as the country's Immunization program, which distributes 11 different vaccines to children for 13 preventable diseases.

Health officials say this is the sixth year in a row that Cuba has seen under 5 deaths per 1,000 births, a number that ranks lower than both Canada and the United States, say officials.

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