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

Malta, at 33 deaths against 31 deaths in Maldives as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives 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.

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

Maldives

31 deaths

in 2023

Malta

33 deaths

in 2023

Maldives rank

186th

Malta rank

184th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Maldives
Malta

How they compare

Malta currently reports 33 deaths against 31 deaths in Maldives, a difference of 2 deaths.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 186th and Malta ranks 184th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1,288 deaths	558.5 deaths	729.4 deaths	Maldives
1960s	1,564 deaths	228.5 deaths	1,335 deaths	Maldives
1970s	1,348 deaths	122.7 deaths	1,225 deaths	Maldives
1980s	984.7 deaths	79.3 deaths	905.4 deaths	Maldives
1990s	519.9 deaths	54.7 deaths	465.2 deaths	Maldives
2000s	146.9 deaths	28.3 deaths	118.6 deaths	Maldives
2010s	73.8 deaths	29.4 deaths	44.4 deaths	Maldives
2020s	36.5 deaths	27.25 deaths	9.25 deaths	Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Maldives or Malta?: Malta, at 33 deaths against 31 deaths in Maldives as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Maldives and Malta?: 2 deaths, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Malta?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Maldives and Malta rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Maldives ranks 186th 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.