Canada vs Maldives: Child mortality rate
Canada
0.54 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Maldives
0.54 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Canada rank
155th
Maldives rank
155th
Child mortality rate over time
- Canada
- Maldives
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.54 deaths per 100 live births against 0.54 deaths per 100 live births in Maldives, a difference of 0 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 155th and Maldives ranks 155th of 200 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.66 deaths per 100 live births | 30.17 deaths per 100 live births | 27.5 deaths per 100 live births | Maldives |
| 1970s | 1.75 deaths per 100 live births | 20.83 deaths per 100 live births | 19.08 deaths per 100 live births | Maldives |
| 1980s | 1.02 deaths per 100 live births | 11.95 deaths per 100 live births | 10.93 deaths per 100 live births | Maldives |
| 1990s | 0.714 deaths per 100 live births | 6.55 deaths per 100 live births | 5.84 deaths per 100 live births | Maldives |
| 2000s | 0.607 deaths per 100 live births | 2.5 deaths per 100 live births | 1.89 deaths per 100 live births | Maldives |
| 2010s | 0.54 deaths per 100 live births | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | 0.498 deaths per 100 live births | Maldives |
| 2020s | 0.53 deaths per 100 live births | 0.608 deaths per 100 live births | 0.078 deaths per 100 live births | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Canada or Maldives?
- Canada, at 0.54 deaths per 100 live births against 0.54 deaths per 100 live births in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Canada and Maldives?
- 0 deaths per 100 live births, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Maldives?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Maldives rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Canada ranks 155th and Maldives ranks 155th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.