Dominica vs Maldives: Number of infant deaths
Dominica
24.0%
in 2023
Maldives
29.0%
in 2023
Dominica rank
175th
Maldives rank
172nd
Number of infant deaths over time
- Dominica
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 29.0% against 24.0% in Dominica, a difference of 5.0%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times Dominica's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Dominica ranks 175th and Maldives ranks 172nd of 199 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 122.9% | 1,133.7% | 1,010.9% | Maldives |
| 1970s | 51.5% | 1,017.5% | 966.0% | Maldives |
| 1980s | 29.4% | 807.3% | 777.9% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 24.4% | 440.6% | 416.2% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 122.6% | 102.1% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 64.7% | 41.1% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 24.0% | 33.0% | 9.0% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Dominica or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 29.0% against 24.0% in Dominica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Dominica and Maldives?
- 5.0%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Maldives?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
- How do Dominica and Maldives rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Dominica ranks 175th and Maldives ranks 172nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing 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
The number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.