Barbados vs Maldives: Number of children who die before age 5, by world region
Barbados
33 deaths
in 2023
Maldives
31 deaths
in 2023
Barbados rank
184th
Maldives rank
186th
Number of children who die before age 5, by world region over time
- Barbados
- Maldives
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 33 deaths against 31 deaths in Maldives, a difference of 2 deaths.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 184th and Maldives ranks 186th of 236 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,024 deaths | 1,288 deaths | 263.6 deaths | Maldives |
| 1960s | 479.3 deaths | 1,564 deaths | 1,085 deaths | Maldives |
| 1970s | 202.9 deaths | 1,348 deaths | 1,145 deaths | Maldives |
| 1980s | 92.2 deaths | 984.7 deaths | 892.5 deaths | Maldives |
| 1990s | 61.6 deaths | 519.9 deaths | 458.3 deaths | Maldives |
| 2000s | 55.3 deaths | 146.9 deaths | 91.6 deaths | Maldives |
| 2010s | 44.5 deaths | 73.8 deaths | 29.3 deaths | Maldives |
| 2020s | 35.25 deaths | 36.5 deaths | 1.25 deaths | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, by world region, Barbados or Maldives?
- Barbados, at 33 deaths against 31 deaths in Maldives as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5, by world region between Barbados and Maldives?
- 2 deaths, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Maldives?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Maldives rank globally for number of children who die before age 5, by world region?
- Barbados ranks 184th and Maldives ranks 186th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.