Maldives vs Seychelles: Number of infant deaths
Maldives
27 deaths
in 2024
Seychelles
22 deaths
in 2024
Maldives rank
174th
Seychelles rank
176th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Maldives
- Seychelles
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 27 deaths against 22 deaths in Seychelles, a difference of 5 deaths.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times Seychelles's.
Across all 62 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 174th and Seychelles ranks 176th of 199 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,136 deaths | 106.14 deaths | 1,029 deaths | Maldives |
| 1970s | 1,021 deaths | 61.7 deaths | 959.6 deaths | Maldives |
| 1980s | 816.4 deaths | 28.7 deaths | 787.7 deaths | Maldives |
| 1990s | 446.8 deaths | 19.8 deaths | 427 deaths | Maldives |
| 2000s | 123.2 deaths | 18.4 deaths | 104.8 deaths | Maldives |
| 2010s | 64.7 deaths | 22.4 deaths | 42.3 deaths | Maldives |
| 2020s | 31.6 deaths | 23.2 deaths | 8.4 deaths | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Maldives or Seychelles?
- Maldives, at 27 deaths against 22 deaths in Seychelles as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Maldives and Seychelles?
- 5 deaths, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Seychelles?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Seychelles rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Maldives ranks 174th and Seychelles ranks 176th 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 infant 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 1 .