Maldives vs Seychelles: Number of child deaths
Maldives
31 deaths
in 2024
Seychelles
24 deaths
in 2024
Maldives rank
173rd
Seychelles rank
176th
Number of child deaths over time
- Maldives
- Seychelles
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 31 deaths against 24 deaths in Seychelles, a difference of 7 deaths.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.3 times Seychelles's.
Across all 58 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 173rd and Seychelles ranks 176th of 199 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,491 deaths | 148.67 deaths | 1,343 deaths | Maldives |
| 1970s | 1,296 deaths | 90.1 deaths | 1,205 deaths | Maldives |
| 1980s | 985.7 deaths | 37.5 deaths | 948.2 deaths | Maldives |
| 1990s | 534.2 deaths | 23.8 deaths | 510.4 deaths | Maldives |
| 2000s | 144.7 deaths | 21 deaths | 123.7 deaths | Maldives |
| 2010s | 74.6 deaths | 24.8 deaths | 49.8 deaths | Maldives |
| 2020s | 36.4 deaths | 25.2 deaths | 11.2 deaths | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Maldives or Seychelles?
- Maldives, at 31 deaths against 24 deaths in Seychelles as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Maldives and Seychelles?
- 7 deaths, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Seychelles?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Seychelles rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Maldives ranks 173rd and Seychelles ranks 176th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .