Alexander Main, Joe Sammut, Mark Weisbrot and Guillaume Long | CEPR Center for Economic and Policy Research - TRANSCEND Media Service Executive Summary 27 Apr 2026 – A country’s infant mortality rate (IMR) is often considered a key barometer for a population’s overall health as well as its access to quality health care.1 In Cuba, where for decades the state has invested substantially in health care services, the IMR was, until recently, among the lowest in the Western Hemisphere and lower...