Canada vs Maldives: Mortality rate, under-5

Canada
5.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Maldives
5.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Canada rank
152nd
Maldives rank
152nd

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • Canada
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 5.4 per 1,000 live births against 5.4 per 1,000 live births in Maldives, a difference of 0 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 152nd and Maldives ranks 152nd of 196 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 26.62 per 1,000 live births 301.68 per 1,000 live births 275.05 per 1,000 live births Maldives
1970s 17.53 per 1,000 live births 208.34 per 1,000 live births 190.81 per 1,000 live births Maldives
1980s 10.18 per 1,000 live births 119.49 per 1,000 live births 109.31 per 1,000 live births Maldives
1990s 7.14 per 1,000 live births 65.5 per 1,000 live births 58.36 per 1,000 live births Maldives
2000s 6.07 per 1,000 live births 24.99 per 1,000 live births 18.92 per 1,000 live births Maldives
2010s 5.4 per 1,000 live births 10.38 per 1,000 live births 4.98 per 1,000 live births Maldives
2020s 5.3 per 1,000 live births 6.08 per 1,000 live births 0.78 per 1,000 live births Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Canada or Maldives?
Canada, at 5.4 per 1,000 live births against 5.4 per 1,000 live births in Maldives as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Canada and Maldives?
0 per 1,000 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 mortality rate, under-5?
Canada ranks 152nd and Maldives ranks 152nd of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.