Maldives vs Taiwan: Child mortality rate
Maldives
0.54 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Taiwan
0.54 deaths per 100 live births
in 2010
Maldives rank
155th
Taiwan rank
155th
Child mortality rate over time
- Maldives
- Taiwan
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 0.54 deaths per 100 live births against 0.54 deaths per 100 live births in Taiwan, a difference of 0 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 41 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 155th and Taiwan ranks 155th of 200 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.83 deaths per 100 live births | 2.01 deaths per 100 live births | 18.82 deaths per 100 live births | Maldives |
| 1980s | 11.95 deaths per 100 live births | 1.12 deaths per 100 live births | 10.83 deaths per 100 live births | Maldives |
| 1990s | 6.55 deaths per 100 live births | 0.862 deaths per 100 live births | 5.69 deaths per 100 live births | Maldives |
| 2000s | 2.5 deaths per 100 live births | 0.709 deaths per 100 live births | 1.79 deaths per 100 live births | Maldives |
| 2010s | 1.38 deaths per 100 live births | 0.54 deaths per 100 live births | 0.84 deaths per 100 live births | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Maldives or Taiwan?
- Maldives, at 0.54 deaths per 100 live births against 0.54 deaths per 100 live births in Taiwan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Maldives and Taiwan?
- 0 deaths per 100 live births, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Taiwan?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2010.
- How do Maldives and Taiwan rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Maldives ranks 155th and Taiwan 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.