Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Dominica or Maldives?

Maldives, at 25 deaths against 20 deaths in Dominica as of 2023.

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

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.

Dominica vs Maldives: Number of infants who die before age 1

Dominica

20 deaths

in 2023

Maldives

25 deaths

in 2023

Dominica rank

190th

Maldives rank

187th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Dominica
Maldives

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 25 deaths against 20 deaths in Dominica, a difference of 5 deaths.

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

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

Dominica ranks 190th and Maldives ranks 187th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominica	Maldives	Difference	Ahead
1950s	276.2 deaths	747.6 deaths	471.4 deaths	Maldives
1960s	181.3 deaths	955.7 deaths	774.4 deaths	Maldives
1970s	62.6 deaths	906.7 deaths	844.1 deaths	Maldives
1980s	31.5 deaths	741 deaths	709.5 deaths	Maldives
1990s	23.1 deaths	403.5 deaths	380.4 deaths	Maldives
2000s	18.6 deaths	119.4 deaths	100.8 deaths	Maldives
2010s	20.6 deaths	61.4 deaths	40.8 deaths	Maldives
2020s	20 deaths	29.25 deaths	9.25 deaths	Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Dominica or Maldives?: Maldives, at 25 deaths against 20 deaths in Dominica as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Dominica and Maldives?: 5 deaths, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Maldives?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Dominica and Maldives rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Dominica ranks 190th and Maldives ranks 187th 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.