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

Maldives, at 31 deaths against 26 deaths in Tonga as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Tonga?

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 Tonga: Number of children who die before age 5

Maldives

31 deaths

in 2023

Tonga

26 deaths

in 2023

Maldives rank

186th

Tonga rank

188th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Maldives
Tonga

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 31 deaths against 26 deaths in Tonga, a difference of 5 deaths.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times Tonga's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.

Maldives ranks 186th and Tonga ranks 188th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1,288 deaths	295.5 deaths	992.4 deaths	Maldives
1960s	1,564 deaths	210.4 deaths	1,354 deaths	Maldives
1970s	1,348 deaths	127.6 deaths	1,220 deaths	Maldives
1980s	984.7 deaths	88.1 deaths	896.6 deaths	Maldives
1990s	519.9 deaths	60.6 deaths	459.3 deaths	Maldives
2000s	146.9 deaths	46.8 deaths	100.1 deaths	Maldives
2010s	73.8 deaths	34.3 deaths	39.5 deaths	Maldives
2020s	36.5 deaths	27 deaths	9.5 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 Tonga?: Maldives, at 31 deaths against 26 deaths in Tonga as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Maldives and Tonga?: 5 deaths, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Tonga?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Maldives and Tonga rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Maldives ranks 186th and Tonga ranks 188th 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.