05/06/2026
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A new report from the D.C.-based Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) has found that increased U.S. sanctions were likely the primary cause of a 148% rise in Cuban infant mortality from 2018 to 2025.
“If the rate of infant mortality had remained unchanged, then approximately 1,800 fewer babies would have died since 2018,” according to CEPR.
The report explains that up until the first Trump administration, Cuba’s health indicators paralleled European numbers, and often exceeded U.S. figures.
“The Trump policy of ‘maximum pressure’ on Cuba has killed a lot of babies — and, although we don’t yet have data for the last few months, it’s highly likely that more babies are dying now, and at an even higher rate than last year as a result of the current U.S. fuel blockade targeting Cuba,” said CEPR’s Director of International Policy Alexander Main, one of the report’s coauthors.
