Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Kuwait or Republic of Moldova?

Republic of Moldova, at 464 deaths against 428 deaths in Kuwait as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Kuwait and Republic of Moldova?

36 deaths, with Republic of Moldova ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Republic of Moldova?

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.

Kuwait vs Republic of Moldova: Number of children who die before age 5

Kuwait

428 deaths

in 2023

Republic of Moldova

464 deaths

in 2023

Kuwait rank

126th

Republic of Moldova rank

124th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Kuwait
Republic of Moldova

How they compare

Republic of Moldova currently reports 464 deaths against 428 deaths in Kuwait, a difference of 36 deaths.

That makes Republic of Moldova's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Republic of Moldova has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 126th and Republic of Moldova ranks 124th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Republic of Moldova	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1,548 deaths	10,020 deaths	8,472 deaths	Republic of Moldova
1960s	2,113 deaths	6,208 deaths	4,095 deaths	Republic of Moldova
1970s	2,193 deaths	4,541 deaths	2,349 deaths	Republic of Moldova
1980s	1,405 deaths	3,870 deaths	2,465 deaths	Republic of Moldova
1990s	631.2 deaths	2,397 deaths	1,765 deaths	Republic of Moldova
2000s	562.5 deaths	1,148 deaths	586 deaths	Republic of Moldova
2010s	553.9 deaths	750.6 deaths	196.7 deaths	Republic of Moldova
2020s	431.75 deaths	498.5 deaths	66.75 deaths	Republic of Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Kuwait or Republic of Moldova?: Republic of Moldova, at 464 deaths against 428 deaths in Kuwait as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Kuwait and Republic of Moldova?: 36 deaths, with Republic of Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Republic of Moldova?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and Republic of Moldova rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Kuwait ranks 126th and Republic of Moldova ranks 124th 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.