Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Barbados or Malta?

Barbados, at 30 deaths against 26 deaths in Malta as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados 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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Barbados vs Malta: Number of infants who die before age 1

Barbados

30 deaths

in 2023

Malta

26 deaths

in 2023

Barbados rank

183rd

Malta rank

185th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Barbados
Malta

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 30 deaths against 26 deaths in Malta, a difference of 4 deaths.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.2 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 183rd and Malta ranks 185th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1950s	834.5 deaths	494.4 deaths	340.1 deaths	Barbados
1960s	415 deaths	203.6 deaths	211.4 deaths	Barbados
1970s	177.2 deaths	112.9 deaths	64.3 deaths	Barbados
1980s	81.7 deaths	68.4 deaths	13.3 deaths	Barbados
1990s	55.3 deaths	46.5 deaths	8.8 deaths	Barbados
2000s	49.2 deaths	22.8 deaths	26.4 deaths	Barbados
2010s	39.8 deaths	25.5 deaths	14.3 deaths	Barbados
2020s	31.5 deaths	22 deaths	9.5 deaths	Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Barbados or Malta?: Barbados, at 30 deaths against 26 deaths in Malta as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Barbados and Malta?: 4 deaths, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Malta?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Malta rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Barbados ranks 183rd and Malta ranks 185th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
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 at birth.