Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Barbados or Malta?

Barbados, at 33 deaths against 33 deaths in Malta as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Malta?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Barbados vs Malta: Number of children who die before age 5

Barbados

33 deaths

in 2023

Malta

33 deaths

in 2023

Barbados rank

184th

Malta rank

184th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Barbados
Malta

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 33 deaths against 33 deaths in Malta, a difference of 0 deaths.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 184th and Malta ranks 184th of 236 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1,024 deaths	558.5 deaths	465.8 deaths	Barbados
1960s	479.3 deaths	228.5 deaths	250.8 deaths	Barbados
1970s	202.9 deaths	122.7 deaths	80.2 deaths	Barbados
1980s	92.2 deaths	79.3 deaths	12.9 deaths	Barbados
1990s	61.6 deaths	54.7 deaths	6.9 deaths	Barbados
2000s	55.3 deaths	28.3 deaths	27 deaths	Barbados
2010s	44.5 deaths	29.4 deaths	15.1 deaths	Barbados
2020s	35.25 deaths	27.25 deaths	8 deaths	Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Barbados or Malta?: Barbados, at 33 deaths against 33 deaths in Malta as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Barbados and Malta?: 0 deaths, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Malta?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Malta rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Barbados ranks 184th and Malta ranks 184th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.