Maldives vs Saint Lucia: Number of child deaths
Maldives
31 deaths
in 2024
Saint Lucia
35 deaths
in 2024
Maldives rank
173rd
Saint Lucia rank
172nd
Number of child deaths over time
- Maldives
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 35 deaths against 31 deaths in Maldives, a difference of 4 deaths.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 58 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 173rd and Saint Lucia ranks 172nd of 199 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,491 deaths | 330.67 deaths | 1,161 deaths | Maldives |
| 1970s | 1,296 deaths | 198 deaths | 1,098 deaths | Maldives |
| 1980s | 985.7 deaths | 106.1 deaths | 879.6 deaths | Maldives |
| 1990s | 534.2 deaths | 72.5 deaths | 461.7 deaths | Maldives |
| 2000s | 144.7 deaths | 50.4 deaths | 94.3 deaths | Maldives |
| 2010s | 74.6 deaths | 40.9 deaths | 33.7 deaths | Maldives |
| 2020s | 36.4 deaths | 36.2 deaths | 0.2 deaths | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Maldives or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 35 deaths against 31 deaths in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Maldives and Saint Lucia?
- 4 deaths, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Saint Lucia?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Saint Lucia rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Maldives ranks 173rd and Saint Lucia ranks 172nd 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 .